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resolved

resolved

3.2
Solved or explained so it is no longer a problem
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈzɑlvd/
translation icon : resuelto
  • The detective worked tirelessly until the case was finally resolved and the culprit was caught.

Things aren't quite so resolved as we liked, not at all.

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Examples

  • If all factual questions were resolved, no moral questions would remain.

  • So nothing's been resolved, no charges brought yet.

  • And it was all resolved without any shots being fired.

  • I will tell you that that I thought it was resolved fairly last time.

  • This was the animating issue of the strike that just resolved earlier this year.

  • After hours of discussion, the conflict was resolved amicably between the two parties.

  • The committee held several meetings to ensure that all outstanding issues were resolved before the deadline.

Synonyms

solved
vsresolved
1.0

An answer or explanation that ends a problem like a puzzle

stresses removal of uncertainty even when full explanation is absent
settled
vsresolved
3.4

Decided so there is no more doubt or argument

removes doubt in general, not limited to formal finalized decisions
concluded
vsresolved
2.5

Finished and no longer happening

marks removal of uncertainty rather than merely reaching an end

Antonyms

unresolved
56 4.4

A problem or question that is still not solved

How Resolved

settled
3.4
resolved
3.2
unsolved
84 3.8
open
579 1.0

Surface Forms

resolved positive

Morphology

resolved = resolve (transparent) = resolve + ed

The past-participle adjective is formed regularly from the verb 'resolve' by adding '-ed'; the meaning 'explained/solved' follows directly from the verb.

Etymology

Resolved comes from Latin parts re- and solvere, where solvere means 'to loosen' or 'untie'. You can see the same root in solve and solution, so think of a problem as a knot that you 'untie'. So a resolved problem is one that has been 'untied' or solved.