Definitions

solve

[solv] / sɒlv /

VERB

answer, resolve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarify clear up deal with decide determine do explain figure out fix have iron out settle work out

STRONG

break construe crack decipher decode disentangle divine elucidate enlighten expound fathom get hit illuminate interpret lick puzzle reason unfold unlock unravel untangle work

WEAK

find out get right get to the bottom hit upon make a dent make out pan out put two and two together think out unriddle

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complicate confuse defer destroy hesitate miss neglect put off unsettle

STRONG

agree be vague fail hide lose mend misunderstand obscure tangle twist

WEAK

pose question search wonder

Example Sentences

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Grimstead meets us on a cliff above Weston Mouth beach in Devon, above the location of another case Operation Locate is trying to solve.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

A trio of executives who worked at Alphabet’s Google and Meta has developed a new server designed to solve the problem of how to run artificial intelligence models that are increasingly large and complex.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

AI’s top risk for many blue-collar workers is that the technology provides customers with the ability to solve problems instead of calling a professional, he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Second, when young people, like any other disaffected group, stop turning to law enforcement to address disputes, they often stop cooperating with police, they choose to solve problems themselves, and due process recedes even further.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

“You know what that means. You have to go back over your evidence. Talk to your witnesses. Facts are what solve crimes, boys.”

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon

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