resolutions
New Year promises
Resolutions are firm decisions to do or not do something.
The word carries a sense of determination—a resolution is stronger than a mere intention.
New Year's resolutions are commitments to self-improvement, notoriously abandoned by February.
Resolution also means the act of resolving a problem or dispute: The conflict reached resolution after months of negotiation.
In technical contexts, resolution describes the detail an image or screen can display: a monitor with 4K resolution.
The plural often refers to formal statements adopted by deliberative bodies: The committee passed three resolutions.
Binding promise given
- promiseCommitment to act
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- oathFormal binding promise
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
devotion · determination · intention · covenant · declaration · undertaking · word · assurance
Intended end results
- promisesSworn statements of intent
- commitmentsPromises requiring follow-through
- self-improvementEnhancing oneself deliberately
- JanuaryYear's opening month
habits · fresh start · renewal · midnight · tradition · annual · reflection · motivation
Official court decision
- rulingFormal legal determination
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- determinationFirmness of purpose
decree · finding · settlement · outcome · adjudication · arbitration · mediation · deliberation
State of being understandable
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- definitionStatement of meaning
- pixelsDisplay's smallest points
- detailSingle small element
fidelity · precision · HD · 4K · display · screen · image · video
Resolved dispute or colony
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- agreementShared position between parties
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
mediation · arbitration · negotiation · diplomacy · truce · accord · peace · closure
pledge
Binding promise given
dedication · devotion · determination · intention · covenant · declaration · undertaking · word · assurance · bond
goals
Intended end results
- promisesSworn statements of intent
- commitmentsPromises requiring follow-through
- self-improvementEnhancing oneself deliberately
January · habits · fresh start · renewal · midnight · tradition · annual · reflection · motivation · optimism
verdict
Official court decision
- rulingFormal legal determination
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- conclusionEnd or deduction
determination · decree · finding · settlement · outcome · adjudication · arbitration · mediation · deliberation · consensus
clarity
State of being understandable
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- definitionStatement of meaning
- pixelsDisplay's smallest points
detail · fidelity · precision · HD · 4K · display · screen · image · video · megapixels
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- agreementShared position between parties
compromise · mediation · arbitration · negotiation · diplomacy · truce · accord · peace · closure · understanding
- holiday traditionsChristmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Easter, New Year
- holiday activitiesgift giving, gift buying, family gatherings, decorating, baking
- JanuaryNew Year's Day, winter sales, MLK Day, Inauguration Day, Australian Open
- new beginningsnew beginning, New Year, new beginnings, clean slate, new chapter
- official recordsbirth certificate, government documents, birth certificates, death certificate, death certificates
- presidential recordspresidential libraries, presidential debates, White House tapes, Oval Office tapes, State of the Union
resolutionsindecision
Failure to decide
indecisiveness · hesitation · vacillation · hesitancy · wavering
resolutionsproblems
Situations needing resolution
issues · complications · difficulties · conflicts · disputes
resolutionsblurriness
Lack of visual clarity
fuzziness · graininess · pixelation · low resolution · indistinctness
- New Year's resolutionCommitment made each January
- high resolutionFine visual detail
- peaceful resolutionConflict ended without violence
- problem resolutionClearing up difficulties
- diplomatic resolutionConflict ended through talks
- print resolutionOutput image clarity measure