n. 25B6; noun
her resolution not to smoke : INTENTION, resolve, decision, intent, aim, plan; commitment, pledge, promise.
the committee passed the resolution : MOTION, proposal, proposition; N. Amer. resolve.
she handled the work with resolution : DETERMINATION, purpose, purposefulness, resolve, resoluteness, single-mindedness, firmness (of purpose); steadfastness, staunchness, perseverance, persistence, indefatigability, tenacity, tenaciousness, staying power, dedication, commitment; stubbornness, doggedness, obstinacy, obduracy; boldness, spiritedness, braveness, bravery, courage, pluck, grit, courageousness; informal guts, spunk; formal pertinacity.
a satisfactory resolution of the problem : SOLUTION, answer, end, ending, settlement, conclusion.