Synonyms of solve
19 similar words · 3 opposite words
Another word for solve is resolve. Other synonyms of solve are riddle, sleuth, decipher, meliorate and unriddle. The opposite of solve is missolve.
Synonyms and similar words for solve
verbTo find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
verbMore synonyms
- get to the bottom ofTo come to understand, discover the truth about, or solve.
- iron outTo resolve (a dispute); to solve (a problem).
- meliorateTo make better; to improve; to solve a problem.
- puzzle outTo figure out; to discover or find a solution to.
- reason outTo solve or determine by reasoning.
- riddleTo solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question.
- sleuthTo act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime, or, more generally, to solve a mystery.
- tease out figurativelyTo unravel; (figuratively, by extension) to determine; solve.
- think outTo devise or solve by a process of thought.
- unpuzzleTo solve (a puzzle); to work out.
- unravel figurativelyTo clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to...
- upsolveTo solve; explain.
- work outTo resolve; to find a solution for.
- absolve obsoleteTo resolve; to explain; to solve.
- ravel archaicOften followed by out: to undo the intricacies of (a problem, etc.); to clarify, to disentangle.
- unsolve obsoleteTo solve.
Opposite of solve
verbMore antonyms
- bark up the wrong treeTo take the wrong approach to a situation; to follow a false lead; to attempt to solve a problem using mistaken...
- confuse
- missolveTo solve incorrectly; to arrive at the wrong solution.
Meaning of solve
- verb To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
- verb To find out the perpetrator, the motive etc (of crime).
- verb To find the values of variables that satisfy a system of equations and/or inequalities.
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Questions about synonyms of solve
- What is another word for solve?
- Solve has 19 synonyms on Word.ws, such as resolve, riddle, sleuth, decipher, meliorate and unriddle.
- What is the opposite of solve?
- The opposite of solve is missolve.
- What does solve mean?
- Solve means to find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
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