Knot
Knot noun - Something that requires thought and skill for resolution.
Usage example: mercy killing is generally seen as a matter fraught with legal and medical knots
Solution
Solution noun - Something attained by mental effort and especially by computation.
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Synonyms for Solution
How words are described
| good | good knot | good solution |
| complex | complex knot | complex solution |
| original | original knot | original solution |
| true | true knot | true solution |
| Other adjectives: proper, simple, logical, actual, great, complicated, interesting, new, traditional. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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In this case, Cutting the Knot with a teleporter seems to be the more desirable solution.
Source: Video Game / A Hat In Time -
Often, the solution lies in taking a third choice or Cutting the Knot, or, in games, finding the Dungeon Bypass the designer or GM overlooked.
Source: Catch-22 Dilemma
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