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resolve
noun as in decision, determination
Strong matches
conclusion, design, earnestness, objective, project, purpose, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, undertaking
Weak matches
verb as in make up one's mind; find solution
Strongest matches
agree, answer, clear up, conclude, deal with, decide, determine, fix, iron out, propose, settle, solve, undertake, work out
Strong matches
analyze, anatomize, break, choose, clinch, decipher, decree, design, dissect, dissolve, elect, elucidate, fathom, figure, intend, lick, purpose, rule, unfold, unravel, untangle, unzip, will, work
Weak matches
break down, make a point of, pan out, pass upon, puzzle out, remain firm, take a stand, work through
Example Sentences
They were born in 51 countries and speak 59 foreign languages, but they seemed bound by a single purpose and resolve.
There is the will of the people; the resolve of the political class; the courage of the media; and the authority of the courts.
The city may have learned something about resolve in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.
Modi has ordered his army commanders to strike back hard at the Line of Control to demonstrate Indian resolve.
I ask them how can they resolve that with what they are doing.
There was something strange in my brother's resolve to leave Six Stars and try his fortunes in the city.
If any weakening of resolve were in himself, it disappeared long before Tony's arrival on the scene.
But her resolve melted when she saw him before designing Providence had led him into her path.
His brow was calm, but his mouth closely compressed, as if to sustain some firm resolve.
Daniel went in, and desired of the king, that he would give him time to resolve the question, and declare it to the king.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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