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 votes mark incremental progress toward resolving at least some of the vacancies that have fueled the dispute, particularly in Utah, where Holyoak’s interim status has become a flashpoint in the broader fight. —

Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026 Behind the scenes, work toward resolving the standoff intensified Friday as White House border czar Tom Homan was set to meet for the second consecutive day with a bipartisan group of senators. —

Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026 Congress standoff over funding, immigration enforcement practices Behind the scenes, work toward resolving the standoff intensified Friday as White House border czar Tom Homan met with a bipartisan group of senators for the second consecutive day. —

CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026 Alleviate Tax and Anthem Tax Services both offer professional help for resolving IRS tax debt. —

Adam Palasciano, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026 The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reports that victims frequently spend weeks resolving cases involving new account fraud. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026 ByteDance’s legal team will now work on resolving and identifying legal issues surrounding the launch, while its engineering team will reportedly work on adding safeguards to stop the model from generating content that could provoke copyright disputes. —

Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026 The result was that each party blocked the other’s proposal for temporarily resolving the standoff during an hours-long debate Wednesday on the Senate floor. —

Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026 But given political realities, resolving differences over immigration enforcement could be a prickly, and lengthy, process. —

Jackson Shedelbower, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026

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Illinois’ 7-foot-2 center was trying to get back on offense, figuring he would get set to play five-on-five.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
The truth is, Ricciardo is still figuring everything out.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026