The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - solutionn.

1) solving, working or figuring out, discovery, finding out, unravelling, explication, deciphering, decipherment, elucidation, revelation, clarification, explanation; answer, key: The solution of the problem should be left up to the experts. Several solutions have been found through computer analysis. 2) settlement, settling, resolution, result, denouement or d‚nouement, outcome, conclusion: It seems unlikely that we shall be able to bring this matter to a solution in a one-day meeting. 3) mixture, blend, compound, infusion; liquid, fluid; Technical emulsion, suspension, colloid or colloidal solution or colloidal suspension: After mixing the powder with water, use the solution to bathe the wound. 4) dissolving, dissolution, mixing, mixture: The solution of these ingredients in alcohol was first accomplished in ancient times.