Synonyms of solved

solved

verb

past tense of solve

as in resolved

to find an answer for through reasoning

it took me half an hour to solve the logic puzzle

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of solved

Still, the investigation into his murder had seemed to grow so cold that even many close to the events of that night believed the case would never be solved, much less prosecuted. — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Over time, people remember who opened doors, solved problems and created opportunities—and those relationships often become far stronger than anything built through traditional networking. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

With this machinery, Wilson solved the mystery of why many magnets magnetize at the same rate. — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

Sanft focused the first day of testimony on questioning the thoroughness of the work of investigators in the three decades-old case, saying he’s not convinced Tupac Shakur’s murder will ever be solved. — Aditi Sangal, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Health care affordability will be solved by building durable coalitions around ideas that work in the real world, not just in theory. — Kody Kinsley, STAT, 17 Aug. 2026

Mosser had to wait 10 years before the mystery of her father’s disappearance was solved. — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Novel chemistry with reliability testing The study solved both problems by changing the solvent recipe used to grow the crystals. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

The reveal introduces audiences to the fact that there is not one murder mystery being solved throughout this series, there are two, and the events in 2016 clearly have some sort of influence on what’s to come. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026