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resolved

resolved

10 3.2
Solved or explained so it is no longer a problem
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈzɑlvd/
: 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

settled
vsresolved
148 3.4

Decided so there is no more doubt or argument

removes doubt in general, not limited to formal finalized decisions
solved
vsresolved
93 1.0

An answer or explanation that ends a problem like a puzzle

stresses removal of uncertainty even when full explanation is absent
concluded
vsresolved
12 2.5

Finished and no longer happening

marks removal of uncertainty rather than merely reaching an end

Antonyms

unresolved
62 4.4

A problem or question that is still not solved

How Resolved

settled
148 3.4
resolved
10 3.2
unsolved
84 3.8
open
600 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.