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 The talks are expected to be preliminary, focused on setting parameters rather than resolving core issues. —

ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026 In real-life scenarios, the AI chatbot excels at rapidly resolving problems for customers, from changes to trips, to navigating travel interruptions. —

Lizeth Beltran, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Israel and Lebanon conclude talks The talks in Washington between Israel and Lebanon were expected to be preliminary, focused on setting parameters rather than resolving core issues. —

Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026 Last month, the Federal Trade Commission also announced a more than $47 million settlement with Invitation Homes, the nation’s largest single-family rental landlord, resolving allegations that the company charged undisclosed fees, withheld security deposits and used unfair eviction practices. —

Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026 Employees go above and beyond by making extra sales calls, improving factory throughput, and resolving customer issues quickly. —

Vicente Reynal, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026 In many mining districts, criminal organizations effectively govern territory, controlling entry, resolving disputes and enforcing authority through violence. —

Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026 In one of the most extreme examples, resolving probate disputes over the estate of actress and model Marilyn Monroe took more than 40 years after her 1962 death. —

Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026 This technique allows researchers to capture processes occurring at incredibly fast timescales—on the order of femtoseconds (one quadrillionth of a second)—while also resolving features at the nanometer scale. —

Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026

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Zendaya and her film audience still seem to be figuring that out.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2026
Take your time figuring yourself out.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2026