Synonyms for solution
səˈlu ʃən

Princeton's WordNet(2.87 / 8 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. solution(noun)

   a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution

   "he used a solution of peroxide and water"

   Synonyms:
   root, result, resolution, solvent, answer

2. solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent(noun)

   a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

   "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"

   Synonyms:
   closure, consequence, termination, event, reply, firmness of purpose, dissolvent, solvent, upshot, effect, firmness, answer, response, final result, result, dissolver, solving, resolve, root, dissolving agent, declaration, outcome, resolving, settlement, resolvent, resolving power, resultant, resolution, issue, resoluteness, resultant role

3. solution(noun)

   a method for solving a problem

   "the easy solution is to look it up in the handbook"

   Synonyms:
   root, result, resolution, solvent, answer

4. solution, root(noun)

   the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation

   Synonyms:
   rootage, radical, ancestor, solvent, theme, answer, etymon, base, beginning, result, root word, stem, root, source, ascendant, origin, tooth root, ascendent, resolution, antecedent

5. solution(noun)

   the successful action of solving a problem

   "the solution took three hours"

   Synonyms:
   root, result, resolution, solvent, answer

Wiktionary(3.25 / 12 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. solution(noun)

   Antonyms:
   problem

2. solution(noun)

   Antonyms:
   problem

3. solution(noun)

   Antonyms:
   problem

4. solution(noun)

   Antonyms:
   problem

5. solution(noun)

   Antonyms:
   problem

6. solution(noun)

   Antonyms:
   problem

English Synonyms and Antonyms(2.17 / 6 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. solution(n)

   Synonyms:
   answer, axiom, explanation, proposition

   Antonyms:
   conundrum, enigma, paradox, problem, puzzle, riddle

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(2.50 / 4 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. solution

   Synonyms:
   separation, discerption, disruption, breach, discontinuance, disconnection, disentanglement, elucidation, explanation, key, answer, resolution, disintegration

   Antonyms:
   union, combination, amalgamation, continuity, connection, conjunction, entanglement, complication, confusion, mystification, obscurity, integration

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. liquid

   a solution is a mixture of liquids and "liquid" can be used in the same way as "solution"

   the woman drank the strange liquid that the doctor recommended. the woman drank the strange solution that the doctor recommended.

   Submitted by Olearjet on November 24, 2020  

2. quaesitum

   a quaesitum is something sought for, an answer to a problem, the end result, the objective. therefore, the word 'solution' is a good synonym for quaesitum because it means the same thing.

   Submitted by a.k.m.g.mcclenny on November 1, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. solution(n.)

   Synonyms:
   disruption, separation, breach, disjunction, disintegration

2. solution(n.)

   Synonyms:
   explanation, explication, resolution, disentanglement, key

3. solution(n.)

   Synonyms:
   liquefaction, dissolution, melting

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. solution(n)

   Synonyms:
   dissolution, melting, liquefaction, resolution, disintegration, disentanglement, explanation, elucidation, explication

PPDB, the paraphrase database(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "solution":

   settlement, solutions, resolution, resolve, solving, resolving, solve, option, answer, remedy, workaround, settling, alternative, way, solved, resolved, decision, fix, approach, response

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How to use solution in a sentence?

1. Deepesh Rathore:

   It is very far-fetched ... you can't expect global carmakers to start working on that just for you, blend is fine, because there are other countries which are running on that. Up to a 20 percent blend is a practical solution.

2. Ahmed Bilal:

   The signing of the roadmap is a positive step, but the more complex stage will come with talks revolving around a ceasefire and a political solution.

3. Triti Parsi:

   But it does fit a long-standing pattern in which proponents of war have engaged in extensive efforts to discredit and silence voices in favor of a diplomatic solution with Iran.

4. Gilbert Keith Chesterton:

   It isn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

5. Michelle Obama:

   My parents had a strong sense of how to parent and taught us at an early age to figure it out, they let us know, that as children, our opinions mattered. But they encouraged us to contribute to the solution. You could air it out, but you had to be the one to solve whatever it was.

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