final solution
Last definitive conclusion
A final solution is a definitive answer or resolution to a persistent problem—the last approach tried after others have failed: We need a final solution to the drainage issues.
The phrase carries dark undertones due to its Nazi association, making many English speakers avoid it in favor of alternatives like "permanent fix" or "lasting solution." (Capitalized Final Solution refers to the Nazi genocide of Jews.)
- answerSolution to query
- outcomeFinal result of events
- end resultUltimate consequence of events
- definitiveSettling a question finally
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
problem solving · irrevocable · point of no return · cut the cord · closure · decisive · result · conclusion · last word · last resort · endpoint · remedy · ultimatum · breakthrough · endgame · solve · completion · done deal
- Euphemismspass away, passed away, passed on, expecting, with child
- Nazi GermanyAdolf Hitler, Hitler, Nazi, Nazis, Nazi Party
final solutiontemporary fix
Interim solution, not permanent
stopgap · band-aid solution · quick fix · half-measure · workaround
final solutionrescue operation
Coordinated effort to save endangered
liberation · Kindertransport · sanctuary · resistance · safe haven
final solutionprotection
Guarding against harm
preservation · asylum · refuge · integration · acceptance
final, finally, solution, finalize, finalized, finality, finals, semifinal, finalise