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(3.30 / 10 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(2.00 / 3 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(3.00 / 1 vote)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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(5.00 / 1 vote)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(0.00 / 0 votes)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 synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   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. Assistant Town Manager Roxanne Robinson:

   We're still in the process of negotiating with the partners on what the final mitigation solution will be and who is going to be paying for that.

2. Jorge Irizarry:

   Sometimes I think about going back to Puerto Rico, but that's not really a solution. I have no home there anymore.

3. Paul Garcia:

   We are still dealing with the massive influx of the migrants. The powers that be, high-ranking union officials, they need to come up with the solution. Additionally, I have many brothers and sisters in this union who are really affected by this shutdown.

4. House Speaker Paul Ryan:

   People are angry. People have looked at the last seven years, and they are understandably very anxious, very frustrated, and hurting, but the solution isn't to call names. It isn't to stoke anger for political gain.

5. James Lankford:

   Sunday is a significant day for most families in America -- still, in whatever way with their families, or faith or whatever it may be, and we said, 'If you want to be part of the solution for race in America, set aside lunch or dinner and just invite a family over of another race, and just sit down and have a meal together.

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