Problem and Solution

Opposite meaning words

Problem noun - Something that requires thought and skill for resolution.

Usage example: the problem of world hunger

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Solution is an antonym for problem in topics: difficulty, puzzle.

Nearby Words: problematic, problematical

Solution noun - Something attained by mental effort and especially by computation.

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Problem is an antonym for solution in topics: answer, mixture of liquid and another substance.

Nearby Words: solve, soluble, solubility, solute

similar	similar problem	similar solution
usual	usual problem	usual solution
common	common problem	common solution
specific	specific problem	specific solution
Other adjectives: complex, original, initial, obvious, simple, actual, entire, real, bad, potential, interesting, new, unique, immediate, general, possible, primary, basic, different.

Daimon Kaito is a pun on "mondai kaitou" ("problem/solution" in Japanese).

Source: Anime / Phi Brain: Puzzle of God
Also, the GNR radio quest is the straight-played example, where both the problem and the solution are introduced at the same time.

Source: Deus Ex Nukina
She gets started on causing one for everyone in the Spy-Catching Club, but her parents interfere and get her to a child psychologist to find the real problem and a solution.

Source: Literature / Harriet the Spy

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