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The act of separating the parts of any body, or the condition of undergoing a separation of parts; disruption; breach.

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Contextual alternative 1

Remedy 88% connected

That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for; as, a remedy for t…

ad editorial 2026 08 professional 54% interchangeable more formal

Often used for defects, harms, legal problems and practical failures.

Informal equivalent 1

Fix 84% connected

Fixed; solidified.

ad editorial 2026 08 general 60% interchangeable less formal

Useful in conversational and technical contexts; less suitable in formal academic prose.

Narrower term 11

Brine 76% connected

Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle; hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline residue or strong mother liquor result…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Collodion 76% connected

A solution of pyroxylin (soluble gun cotton) in ether containing a varying proportion of alcohol. It is strongly adhesive, and is used by surgeons as…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Conjugate 76% connected

United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Denouement 76% connected

The unraveling or discovery of a plot; the catastrophe, especially of a drama or a romance.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dilution 76% connected

The act of diluting, or the state of being diluted.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Electrolyte 76% connected

A compound decomposable, or subjected to decomposition, by an electric current.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Extract 76% connected

To draw out or forth; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.; as, to extract a tooth from its socket,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Gargle 76% connected

See Gargoyle.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Infusion 76% connected

The act of infusing, pouring in, or instilling; instillation; as, the infusion of good principles into the mind; the infusion of ardor or zeal.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Injection 76% connected

The act of injecting or throwing in; -- applied particularly to the forcible throwing in of a liquid, or aeriform body, by means of a syringe, pump,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sap 76% connected

The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 5

Method 76% connected

An orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything; hence, manner; way; mode; as, a method of teaching languages; a method of improvin…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Mixture 76% connected

The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Set 76% connected

of Set

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Statement 76% connected

The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Success 76% connected

Act of succeeding; succession.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Answer 74% connected

To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Answer 74% connected

To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 5

Answer 92% connected

To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Resolution 92% connected

The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The act of…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Result 92% connected

To leap back; to rebound.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Root 92% connected

To turn up the earth with the snout, as swine.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Solvent 92% connected

Having the power of dissolving; dissolving; as, a solvent fluid.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Near synonym 1

Answer 90% connected

To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.

ad editorial 2026 08 general 68% interchangeable

Solution is more natural for problems requiring a practical or analytical resolution.

Formal equivalent 1

Resolution 86% connected

The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The act of…

ad editorial 2026 08 professional 52% interchangeable more formal

More formal and often process-oriented than solution.

Related word 1

Approach 78% connected

To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

ad editorial 2026 08 professional 20% interchangeable

Use approach when the effectiveness of the proposed action has not yet been established.

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