ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsSsolution
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solution
Meaning: an answer to a question or problem
solution in a sentence
How solution is used in real sentences:
The team found a solution by giving each person a different task.
Moving the soccer practice indoors was a practical solution to the rainy weather.
“They had no spare pin, so they searched for a solution before darkness covered the cove.”
— from the passage The Boat in the Rain
Synonyms for solution
Other words for solution — answer, resolution and remedy — carry the same meaning.
- answer
- resolution
- remedy
Antonyms of solution
Words that mean the opposite of solution:
- problem
- difficulty
Where it comes from
From Latin solutio 'a loosening or resolving'
Word parts
- solv/solu — loosen; release
solution: solu (loosen) + -tion (action or result)
Memory hook
A SOLUTION helps you SOLVE a problem.