Basic Details
Word: Resolved
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Of a problem, settled; of a person, firmly determined to do something.
Synonyms: determined, settled, decided, firm
Antonyms: undecided, unsettled, hesitant
How to Spell Resolved
Syllables: re - solved
Tricky part: Resolve already ends in e, so only d is added. Keep the l before the v; students swap them and write resovled.
Watch out for: resovled, resolvd, resolveed
Memory tip: If you can spell solved, you can spell resolved: just put re in front.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The fight over the window seat was resolved with a coin toss.
Example 2: He was resolved never to be late for practice again.
Example 3: Once the billing error was resolved, the shop sent us a thank-you note.
Fun Fact
Formal decisions of councils and assemblies are often written as resolutions that begin with the words Be it resolved that, followed by what has been decided.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters to find the word that fits the sentence:
By evening the quarrel between the brothers was dosverle and they shared a plate of samosas.
a) resolved
b) dissolved
c) evolved
d) revolved
Show answer
a) resolved. A quarrel that ends by evening has been settled, and the letters fit resolved exactly.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letters to complete the word:
res_lv_d
a) o, i
b) a, e
c) u, e
d) o, e
Show answer
d) o, e. Write solve as you know it, o then lve, and add d.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word resolved as used in the sentence:
Meera was resolved to finish the marathon even after she twisted her ankle at the halfway mark.
a) unsure
b) unwilling
c) determined
d) frightened
Show answer
c) determined. Meera had made up her mind firmly, so determined fits; unsure is its opposite.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A resolved issue is one that ____.
a) is still being argued
b) has been settled
c) keeps getting worse
d) was never raised
Show answer
b) has been settled
2. In 'The case was resolved out of court', the case was ____.
a) lost
b) started
c) forgotten
d) settled
Show answer
d) settled
