RESOLVING Synonyms: 166 Similar and Opposite Words

resolving

verb

present participle of resolve

as in figuring

to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration I resolved to eat more healthily and to exercise regularly

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as in solving

to find an answer for through reasoning resolve the apparent contradictions in the collected data

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as in dividing

to set or force apart a prism will resolve a beam of light into an array of colors

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Recent Examples of resolving Finding similarity and common ground is often an important step in reducing prejudice and resolving conflict. —

Steve S. Medeiros, The Conversation, 15 June 2026 Fin’s primary offering is an AI agent capable of resolving chat, email, WhatsApp, text message, phone, and Slack queries, Salesforce said. —

Samantha Subin, CNBC, 15 June 2026 The main complaint is on cost and occasionally not resolving the problem. —

Nick Perry, USA Today, 14 June 2026 After resolving matters in his personal life and remarrying, the future Hall of Famer returned to the Cubs after the 1995 season and hit 25 home runs with 92 RBIs in his comeback year. —

Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026 This is a common nickname for penalties—the dramatic, sudden-death method for resolving ties in the knockout rounds. —

Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026 While resolving the Iran conflict is complex and there are many non-economic considerations, those realities do not excuse political theatrics. —

Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 7 June 2026 Older Montessori students practice real-world skills such as managing their work time, organizing materials, planning long-term projects, taking responsibility for classroom jobs, collaborating with peers, and resolving conflicts respectfully. —

Jose Bolaños, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026 Engineers are shipping code faster, customer service teams are resolving tickets in half the time, and operations teams are automating workflows that used to require approval from three departments. —

Adrienne Down Coulson, Fortune, 2 June 2026

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Researchers are still figuring this out, but there’s one interesting theory.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
Normally Wednesday would have been Brayan Bello’s turn to take the mound, but with the struggling Red Sox right-hander figuring things out in Triple-A, the club will instead hand the ball to an up-and-coming rookie.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026