resolves
Clears up conclusively
Resolves means to settle or find a solution to something: The committee resolved the dispute.
It also means to decide firmly: She resolved to quit smoking.
In technical contexts, to resolve is to separate into components or make clearer—a microscope resolves fine detail, a chord resolves to its tonic.
As a noun, resolve is firm determination: His resolve never wavered.
Firm pledge to act
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
fortitude · grit · firmness · conviction · steadfastness · persistence · resilience · purpose
Answer or liquid mixture
- answerSolution to query
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- equationMathematical equality assertion
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
riddle · proof · mystery · dilemma · issue · conflict · dispute · question
Resolved dispute or colony
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
reconciliation · accord · understanding · consensus · conciliation · treaty · pact · deal
Act of selecting
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- decisionSettled course of action
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- selectionChosen item or items
deliberation · option · preference · verdict · volition · intention · discretion · conclusion
Making meaning plain
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- explanationStatement making something clear
- elucidationAct of explaining clearly
illumination · epiphany · interpretation · definition · comprehension · realization · recognition · discernment
Final result of events
- resultWhat follows a cause
- verdictOfficial court decision
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- closureSense of emotional resolution
finalization · completion · culmination · denouement · finale · ending · termination · settlement
commitment
Firm pledge to act
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
perseverance · fortitude · grit · firmness · conviction · steadfastness · persistence · resilience · purpose · devotion
solution
Answer or liquid mixture
algorithm · riddle · proof · mystery · dilemma · issue · conflict · dispute · question · challenge
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
arbitration · reconciliation · accord · understanding · consensus · conciliation · treaty · pact · deal · contract
choice
Act of selecting
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- decisionSettled course of action
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
selection · deliberation · option · preference · verdict · volition · intention · discretion · conclusion · election
clarification
Making meaning plain
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- explanationStatement making something clear
elucidation · illumination · epiphany · interpretation · definition · comprehension · realization · recognition · discernment · perception
outcome
Final result of events
closure · finalization · completion · culmination · denouement · finale · ending · termination · settlement · wrap-up
- deals withhandles, manages, addresses, tackles, copes
- American RevolutionDeclaration of Independence, Boston Tea Party, Continental Congress, founding fathers, Stamp Act
- ending wordsconcludes, finishes, ends, completes, finalizes
- improvementsimprovement, fixes, betterment, enhancement, upgrade
resolveswavers
Fails to decide
vacillates · hesitates · dithers · vacillations · indecisions
resolvescomplicates
Makes more difficult
worsens · exacerbates · aggravates · confuses · muddles
- steel resolve
- unwavering resolveFirm, unchanging commitment
- firm resolve
- unflinching resolveAbsolute commitment despite hardship
- unyielding resolveFirm, unbreakable determination
resolve, resolved, resolving, resolvable, resolver, resolvers, resolvability