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. Rinaldo Depagne:

   You have a solution that is absolutely militarised to a problem that is absolutely political, the security response is not addressing these problems.

2. Brandon Garic Notch:

   The solution typically lies in the stillness at the base of mind within that shadowy place most refuse to look.

3. Adam Lisberg:

   Ask people who work in computer security – no matter what you come up with, some clever kid will try to find a way to defeat it, you should never look at a technological solution as a panacea for anything.

4. John Catlow:

   Engineers who become contract managers always go for the best engineered solution, so they are having to be taught to think about the cost.

5. Sultan Kitaz:

   There is nothing in Aleppo, I am Sultan Kitaz there, the world is shocked by the pictures of the dead Syrian toddler but what I have seen in Aleppo is much more cruel. I saw whole families obliterated. I saw whole neighborhoods destroyed( and) many of my friends were killed. We have no other way out, we have no other solution.