Synonyms of resolves

resolves

verb

present tense third-person singular of resolve

1

as in decides

to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration

I resolved to eat more healthily and to exercise regularly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decides
• chooses
• opts
• finds
• determines
• figures
• concludes
• settles (on or upon)
• elects
• selects
• rules
• prefers
• names
• adjudicates
• picks
• decrees
• contemplates
• adjudges
• deliberates
• ponders
• weighs
• considers
• arbitrates
• rules (on)
• meditates
• entertains
• thinks (about or over)
• culls
• debates
• handpicks
• ruminates
• judges
• cogitates
• singles (out)
• studies
• chews over
• mulls (over)
• questions
• referees
• umpires

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuses
• rejects
• declines
• abstains
• turns down
• hesitates
• halts
• delays
• stalls
• wavers
• vacillates
• temporizes
• waffles
• shilly-shallies

2

as in solves

to find an answer for through reasoning

resolve the apparent contradictions in the collected data

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solves
• unravels
• answers
• works
• works out
• concludes
• deciphers
• decides
• figures out
• riddles (out)
• cracks
• puzzles (out)
• breaks
• deduces
• gathers
• infers
• unriddles
• presumes
• assumes
• judges
• reasons
• dopes (out)
• unties
• speculates
• clears (up)
• guesses
• decodes
• straightens (out)
• divines
• untangles
• irons out
• conjectures
• unscrambles

3

as in divides

to set or force apart

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• divides
• separates
• disconnects
• splits
• severs
• dissociates
• disassociates
• ramifies
• decouples
• pulls
• detaches
• decomposes
• unlinks
• isolates
• sunders
• dissects
• parts
• uncouples
• divorces
• subdivides
• dissolves
• disjoins
• disunites
• breaks up
• disintegrates
• cleaves
• dissevers
• unyokes
• bifurcates
• disassembles
• disjoints
• unravels
• fragments
• bisects
• segregates
• rips
• breaks down
• segments
• rends
• quarters
• halves
• partitions
• dichotomizes
• tears
• breaks
• fractionates
• trisects
• ruptures
• insulates
• disengages
• fragmentizes
• fractures
• disentangles
• secludes
• unties
• fractionalizes
• sequesters
• rifts
• fragmentates
• rives
• cuts off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joins
• unites
• unifies
• combines
• links
• associates
• connects
• assembles
• blends
• mixes
• couples
• binds
• closes
• accumulates
• attaches
• mingles
• sticks
• fuses
• fastens
• cements
• knits
• welds
• agglutinates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of resolves

Joe resolves to tell Nathan right away — or at least, right after the preference sheet meeting. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 July 2026

The trust layer resolves fitness through quality certification, lineage traceability, freshness signals and provenance. — Jay Limburn, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Most people have no idea their yard crew is creating an eyesore next door, and a friendly conversation often resolves the issue before anyone draws a line in the sand. — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026

Postpartum hair loss is common, temporary, and typically resolves within a year. — Parents, 25 June 2026

That surgery, which left the boy disfigured, should never have been performed on a patient of that age because the condition naturally resolves in 80% of patients, the medical board said. — Phoebe Quinton, AJC.com, 15 June 2026

The agreement resolves the matter instead of going to court, with the individuals agreeing not to pursue further legal action against the City and related entities. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 9 June 2026

The agreement — an early version was announced in January — resolves a long-running saga over the control of operations of the University’s hospitals and clinics. — Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026

The design resolves a host of inherent frustrations, though not all. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026