Synonyms for solution
səˈlu ʃənso·lu·tion

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1. solutionnoun

   Antonyms:
   problem

2. solutionnoun

   Antonyms:
   problem

3. solutionnoun

   Antonyms:
   problem

4. solutionnoun

   Antonyms:
   problem

5. solutionnoun

   Antonyms:
   problem

6. solutionnoun

   Antonyms:
   problem

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.2 / 6 votes

1. solutionnoun

   Synonyms:
   answer, axiom, explanation, proposition

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

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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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.9 / 8 votes

1. solutionnoun

   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, solventnoun

   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. solutionnoun

   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, rootnoun

   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. solutionnoun

   the successful action of solving a problem

   "the solution took three hours"

   Synonyms:
   root, result, resolution, solvent, answer

Matched Categories

1. • Method
   • Mixture
   • Set
   • Statement
   • Success

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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  

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1. solutionnoun

   Synonyms:
   disruption, separation, breach, disjunction, disintegration

2. solutionnoun

   Synonyms:
   explanation, explication, resolution, disentanglement, key

3. solutionnoun

   Synonyms:
   liquefaction, dissolution, melting

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. solutionnoun

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

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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. Michael Bennet:

   We need to scale the efforts of our farmers and ranchers to make them part of the solution.

2. Moncef Marzouki:

   I ask the Tunisian people to pay attention to the fact that they imagine this to be the beginning of the solution. It is the beginning of slipping into an even worse situation.

3. Ocean City:

   When East Coast Falcons professionals fly the raptors overhead, gulls know instinctively to leave an unsafe place, professional falconry-based bird abatement is a humane, effective solution for removing nuisance birds.

4. Alexis Tsipras:

   Greece will undertake every effort so that NATO's mission contributes to the solution of the crisis, unfortunately it's clear that the obstacles .. arise from Turkey's unilateral demands and positions. Demands and positions which unfortunately are also expressed through a rise in activities which violate our airspace.

5. Alan Cheng:

   These apartments are a solution to the high price housing problem, you don't have enough cash, so you have to buy a smaller living space.