RECKON Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

reckon

verb

ˈre-kən

as in to estimate

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement tried to reckon the size of the crowd at the stadium

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Relevance

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as in to think

chiefly dialect to have as an opinion I reckon you must be new to these parts

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as in to calculate

to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations reckoned the runner's pace by dividing her finishing time by the race distance

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as in to rely

to place reliance or trust don't reckon on being provided with low-cost housing if you take a summer job there

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as in to consider

to think of in a particular way he was reckoned among the great heroes of his time

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Recent Examples of reckon The mysterious room full of baby goats that Mark and Helly discovered in the first season has never been explained, and some reckon that the animals are evidence of Lumon’s experiments with cloning, with the goal to clone humans and create more workers. —

Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 But for many, the unusual coupling — only Bill Clinton’s second inauguration on Jan. 20, 1997, coincided with the King holiday — may be a moment of reckoning for a country that has struggled since its inception between its ideals of equality and its divisions over race and ethnicity. —

Clyde McGrady, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025 As a budget year, legislators will have to reckon with maintaining Medicaid services amid an inaccurate projection by $984 million for its Medicaid expenditure forecast in April 2023. —

Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025 While reckoning with the calamity, some homeowners are likely taking the first step in a disaster recovery process that has become increasingly common as climate change has heightened the frequency and severity of extreme weather events: filing an insurance claim. —

Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reckon

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By 2035 it’s estimated there will be more Americans aged 65 and over than 18 and younger.

— Letters to the editor, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
According to 2023 Census Bureau estimates, about 43.4 million Americans — 13.7% of the U.S. population age 5 and older — speak Spanish at home.

— Fernanda Figueroa, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025