solving
Working it out
Solving is working through a problem until you reach an answer or resolution.
The word implies effort and process—you solve a puzzle, an equation, a mystery, a crisis.
We're still solving for x.
Solving the housing shortage will take more than good intentions.
The emphasis falls on the act of figuring out rather than the solution itself.
Professional crime investigator
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- cluesHints toward answers
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- deductionConclusion from premises
case · mystery · crime · suspect · alibi · witness · interrogation · leads
Clue-based letter grid
- jigsawPuzzle or curve-cutting tool
- sudokuLogic grid puzzle
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
- brainteaserPuzzle demanding clever thought
cryptogram · anagram · cipher · rebus · wordsearch · tangram · maze · clues
Formal procedural framework
- approachWay of handling something
- heuristicsPractical problem-solving shortcuts
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
systematic · analysis · diagnosis · troubleshooting · framework · tactics · planning · logical
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
ingenuity · adaptability · resilience · grit · tenacity · overcoming · obstacles · brainstorming
Mathematical equality statements
- algebraMath using symbols
- calculusMathematical analysis system
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
- trigonometryTriangle angle mathematics
proof · theorem · variables · formula · quadratic · polynomial · inequalities · derivatives
detective
Professional crime investigator
deduction · case · mystery · crime · suspect · alibi · witness · interrogation · leads · motive
crossword
Clue-based letter grid
brainteaser · cryptogram · anagram · cipher · rebus · wordsearch · tangram · maze · clues · enigma
methodology
Formal procedural framework
- approachWay of handling something
- heuristicsPractical problem-solving shortcuts
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
optimization · systematic · analysis · diagnosis · troubleshooting · framework · tactics · planning · logical · stepwise
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- creativityCapacity for original thought
resourcefulness · ingenuity · adaptability · resilience · grit · tenacity · overcoming · obstacles · brainstorming · insight
equations
Mathematical equality statements
- algebraMath using symbols
- calculusMathematical analysis system
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
trigonometry · proof · theorem · variables · formula · quadratic · polynomial · inequalities · derivatives · integrals
- fixing problemsfixing, repairing, mending, patching, restoring
- satisfying thingsbubble wrap, popping, crunch, snap, click
- algebravariables, equations, equation, polynomials, algebraic equations
- code-breaking verbsdecrypting, deciphering, cracking, unscrambling, breaking
- Test-taking actionsanswering, guessing, bubbling, circling, marking
- achievementaccomplished, accomplishing, achieved, achievement, accomplishment
solvingcomplicating
Making less straightforward
failing · creating · causing · confounding · exacerbating
solvingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
avoiding · neglecting · evading · sidestepping · dodging
- problem solvingAddressing challenges systematically
- equation solvingFinding unknown values mathematically
- crime solvingDetermining perpetrators of offenses
- puzzle solvingFinding hidden answers
- creative problem-solvingInventive approach to challenges
- problem-solving skillsCapacity to overcome obstacles