found a way
- discoveredFound something previously unknown
- solvedFound the answer to
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- figured outUnderstood after effort
- crackedHaving surface fractures
unlocked · solution · eureka · realized · path · answer · method · trick · insight · workaround · clever · ingenious · lightbulb · aha · navigated · overcame · resourceful · improvised
success vs. failure in problem-solving
found a wayfailed
Did not succeed
hit a wall · drew a blank · gave up · struck out · fell short
action vs. inaction
found a waygave up
Abandoned an attempt
quit · surrendered · threw in the towel · walked away · capitulated