Synonyms of resolved

resolved 1 of 2

adjective

as in determined

fully committed to achieving a goal

only the most resolved of explorers had any chance of finding the source of the Nile

Synonyms & Similar Words

• determined
• resolute
• intent
• decisive
• confident
• bound
• positive
• out
• firm
• set
• adamant
• bent (on or upon)
• single-minded
• purposeful
• serious
• do-or-die
• on one's mettle
• persistent
• hell-bent (on or upon)
• sure
• hardened
• earnest
• certain
• vehement
• willful
• stubborn
• bitter
• steady
• unswerving
• dogged
• cocksure
• unhesitating
• unwavering
• unfaltering
• tenacious
• implacable
• obdurate
• immovable
• pigheaded
• headstrong
• adamantine
• unbending
• pertinacious
• unrelenting
• uncompromising
• hardheaded
• hard
• rigid
• mulish
• unyielding
• inflexible
• perverse
• self-willed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unresolved
• undetermined
• hesitant
• uncertain
• faltering
• indecisive
• irresolute
• doubtful
• unsure
• suspicious
• unsettled
• skeptical
• unconvinced
• undecided
• reluctant
• dubious
• distrustful
• wavering
• vacillating
• mistrustful
• loath
• weak-kneed
• indisposed
• disinclined

resolved

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verb

past tense of resolve

1

as in figured

to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration

I resolved to eat more healthily and to exercise regularly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• figured
• decided
• chose
• opted
• determined
• found
• settled (on or upon)
• concluded
• ruled
• named
• selected
• elected
• decreed
• picked
• adjudicated
• preferred
• adjudged
• culled
• debated
• arbitrated
• pondered
• contemplated
• ruled (on)
• studied
• considered
• weighed
• judged
• deliberated
• thought (about or over)
• entertained
• singled (out)
• handpicked
• ruminated
• cogitated
• questioned
• refereed
• meditated
• chewed over
• umpired
• mulled (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refused
• rejected
• declined
• turned down
• abstained
• delayed
• halted
• stalled
• hesitated
• temporized
• wavered
• vacillated
• waffled
• shilly-shallied

2

as in solved

to find an answer for through reasoning

resolve the apparent contradictions in the collected data

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solved
• answered
• unraveled
• worked
• worked out
• figured out
• concluded
• deciphered
• cracked
• decided
• riddled (out)
• doped (out)
• puzzled (out)
• deduced
• gathered
• unriddled
• broke
• reasoned
• judged
• inferred
• presumed
• guessed
• assumed
• cleared (up)
• ironed out
• straightened (out)
• untied
• speculated
• conjectured
• divined
• untangled
• decoded
• unscrambled

3

as in divided

to set or force apart

a prism will resolve a beam of light into an array of colors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• divided
• separated
• disconnected
• split
• severed
• divorced
• isolated
• disassociated
• parted
• dissociated
• pulled
• decoupled
• disjoined
• sundered
• dissected
• detached
• uncoupled
• decomposed
• broke up
• dissolved
• subdivided
• ramified
• disunited
• disjointed
• unlinked
• dissevered
• disintegrated
• partitioned
• unyoked
• cleaved
• disassembled
• fragmented
• unraveled
• bifurcated
• bisected
• broke down
• halved
• ripped
• fractionated
• fractured
• segregated
• segmented
• dichotomized
• quartered
• broke
• fragmentated
• tore
• ruptured
• disentangled
• cut off
• fragmentized
• rent
• sequestered
• disengaged
• insulated
• trisected
• fractionalized
• rived
• untied
• rifted
• secluded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• linked
• joined
• united
• associated
• combined
• unified
• assembled
• connected
• mixed
• blended
• mingled
• bound
• coupled
• attached
• closed
• stuck
• accumulated
• fused
• cemented
• welded
• fastened
• knit
• agglutinated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of resolved

Adjective

Lebanon’s fragile sovereignty The lack of resolved borders and Israel’s periodic incursions into southern Lebanon have predictably meant that Lebanon has struggled to assert sovereignty over its own territory. — Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026

What frustrated her most was that the issue refused to stay resolved. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025

This breakthrough achievement, called super-resolved fluorescence microscopy, exploited the properties of evanescent waves and made single-molecule microscopy possible. — IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2025

Since then, attorneys and judges have overseen multiple lenient plea deals and case dismissals, while local prosecutors reviewed hundreds of active and resolved cases that Tran investigated. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025

Verb

Because of the probable length of the report, Silver was asked about reading such a voluminous amount of information and if things would be resolved before the start of next season. — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

In an opinion published Tuesday, US District Judge James Boasberg granted a preliminary injunction blocking the State Department from enforcing the policy until the CITR’s lawsuit is resolved. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026

On Monday, in a 6-4 vote, the House Rules Committee resolved the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, which would allow states to enact daylight saving time year-round with an option to opt out. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Two researchers reviewed each incident, and any discrepancies were resolved through discussion or referred to a third researcher. — Cal Chengqi Fang, The Conversation, 14 July 2026

Fortunately, in my friend’s case, a doctor quickly prescribed an antibiotic called Bactrim, which resolved his symptoms. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 14 July 2026

Until Arnold’s legal situation is resolved, the Jets have little to gain and far too much to lose by signing him. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026

By our second session, the external situation had not magically resolved. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 13 July 2026

Citations to the opinion are showing up in high profile cases, but those have yet to be resolved. — Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026