Solve synonyms

resolve

To bring to a usually successful conclusion:

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answer

To answer is defined as to give a response to a question in either an oral or written manner, or by a physical gesture.

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decode

To convert from a scrambled electronic signal into an interpretable one.

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get-to-the-bottom-of

(Idiomatic) To understand, discover the truth about, or solve.

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get right

To arrive at an answer to (a mathematical problem)

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figure out

(Idiomatic) To calculate.

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explain

To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

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work

Followed by with. General use, said of either fellow employees or instruments or clients.

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find out

(Idiomatic) To discover, as by asking or exploring.

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work out

(With object after out) To calculate.

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determine

To decide; resolve

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reason out

To arrive at an answer to (a mathematical problem)

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unravel

To fail or become ruined or unfulfilled:

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divine

To find out by intuition

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make out

(Intransitive) To represent; to make (something) appear to be true. [from 17th c.]

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have-it

To be beyond repair

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decipher

To make out the meaning of (ancient inscriptions, illegible writing, etc.)

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untangle

(By extension) To remove confusion or mystery.

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settle-up

To pay what one owes (a debt, a bill etc.)

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think out

To arrive at an answer to (a mathematical problem)

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tackle (related)

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disentangle

To free from something that entangles, confuses, etc.; extricate; disengage

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wonder (antonym)

Wonder is defined as to want to know something, feel amazement, or be curious.

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overcome (related)

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puzzle out

To figure out; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.

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elucidate

To make clear (esp. something abstruse); explain

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fathom

Fathom is defined as to understand completely, or to measure the depth of something.

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do

Used to ask a question

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clear up

(Intransitive) Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm.

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unlock

To obtain access to something.

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hit-the-nail-on-the-head

(Idiomatic) To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.

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hit-it

To arrive at an answer to (a mathematical problem)

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make a dent in a problem

To arrive at an answer to (a mathematical problem)

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put-two-and-two-together

(Idiomatic, intransitive) To figure something out; to deduce or discern something.

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complicate (antonym)

To twist or become twisted together.

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question (antonym)

To ask questions.

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search (antonym)

1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.35:

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clear

To remove (objects or obstructions):

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interpret

Interpret is defined as to translate or explain what something means.

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hit upon a solution

To arrive at an answer to (a mathematical problem)

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dope out

To figure out, to find out, find, decipher

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rectify (related)

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decide

To reach a conclusion or form a judgment or opinion about (something) by reasoning or consideration:

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dissolve

To disperse, drive apart a group of persons.

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settle

To fix definitely; determine or decide (something in doubt)

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undo

Undo is defined as to release, reverse or put an end to.

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unfold

Unfold is defined as to open or undo something folded, or make something known that wasn't.

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reason (related)

To reason is to think things through, to use logic, or to try to solve a problem with logic.

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encode (antonym)

To format (electronic data) according to a standard format.

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pose (antonym)

Ask; set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).

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ask (related)

To expect or demand:

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lick

Lick is defined as to lightly touch the tongue to, move the tongue across or wet with the tongue.

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deal with (related)

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solved (related)

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boundary-value (related)

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sort out (related)

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solving (related)

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find-the-solution (related)

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solves (related)

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alleviate (related)

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