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noun as in answer, resolution

Strongest matches

• explanation

Strong matches

• clarification
• elucidation
• explication

Weak matches

• unravelment

noun as in mixture of liquid and another substance

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Words related to solution are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word solution . Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

noun as in reply; reaction

• acknowledgment
• counterclaim
• interpretation
• justification
• observation
• parting shot
• rhetorical question
• thank-you note
• vindication

noun as in explanation

• description
• illumination
• simplification
• vivification

noun as in hint, evidence

• dead giveaway

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Today at Disrupt, the Edinburgh, Scotland-based company debuted its robotic solution.

Without a solution like the one Breen has built, these systems would be vulnerable to attack.

The core of the problem — and a seed of its eventual solution — can be seen in how physicists dealt with the charge of the electron.

Until we know what is driving much of the behavior we see, we cannot generate effective solutions for changing that behavior.

Building those relationships will help all of us provide customers with better solutions.

The two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is dead.

But his solution to this metastasizing threat is, in some ways, counterintuitive.

But on Tuesday, we saw another nail hammered into the already pretty tightly nailed down coffin of the two-state solution.

So here we are with Abbas being the only one of three parties to this conflict still fighting for a two-state solution.

There are instances in which private rehoming works out fine and is the best solution for the struggling family and the children.

The metal is then removed, and washed successively with very dilute sodium hydroxid solution, alcohol, and ether.

At once cover the mouth of the tube with a filter-paper cap moistened with saturated aqueous solution of silver nitrate (1:1).

This solution will show a characteristic blue fluorescence when quinin is present.

They are recognized by their concentric striations and their blue color with iodin solution.

There was no dog with her, and in the bustle that followed, I forgot to seek further for the solution of those two fiery lights.

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On this page you'll find 60 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to solution, such as: explanation, quick fix, result, clarification, elucidation, and explication.

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something that is very unpleasant but must be accepted

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Definition of solution

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Word History

Middle English solucion explanation, dispersal of bodily humors, from Anglo-French, from Latin solution-, solutio , from solvere to loosen, solve

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing solution

• Fehling's solution
• final solution
• Ringer's solution
• Benedict's solution
• solution set

Dictionary Entries Near solution

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“Solution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solution. Accessed 31 Mar. 2024.

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