Synonyms of reckon

reckon

verb

ˈre-kən 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimate
• guess
• suppose
• figure
• calculate
• make
• put
• gauge
• judge
• understand
• call
• conclude
• place
• conjecture
• infer
• gage
• deduce
• extrapolate
• gather
• reason

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measure
• scale
• compute
• calibrate
• work out

2

as in to think

chiefly dialect to have as an opinion

I reckon you must be new to these parts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• think
• believe
• guess
• imagine
• consider
• figure
• suppose
• feel
• deem
• conceive
• judge
• perceive
• assume
• hold
• allow
• accept
• esteem
• presume
• regard
• depend
• rely
• view
• trust
• conclude
• surmise
• infer
• presuppose
• deduce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubt
• suspect
• question
• reject
• distrust
• mistrust
• discredit
• disbelieve

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calculate
• figure
• compute
• estimate
• assess
• measure
• add
• cipher
• evaluate
• work out
• sum
• multiply
• divide
• subtract
• count
• deduct
• add up
• gauge
• average
• figure out
• appraise
• totalize
• allow (for)
• tally
• calibrate
• number
• scale
• solve (for)
• total
• itemize
• factor (in or into or out)
• figure in
• rate
• value
• gage
• recalculate
• recompute
• refigure

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rely
• count
• depend
• call upon
• stand on
• calculate
• call on
• lean
• look to
• trust
• bank on
• figure on
• commit
• intrust
• confide
• entrust

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suspect
• question
• distrust
• mistrust

5

as in to consider

to think of in a particular way

he was reckoned among the great heroes of his time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consider
• regard
• call
• believe
• count
• think
• view
• look (on or upon)
• feel
• account
• imagine
• hold
• deem
• take for
• set down
• rate
• esteem
• sense
• conceive
• fancy

Examples of reckon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Who is Mickey in Season 3? Season 3, Mickey is reckoning with his past a little bit. —Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024

Once the Fletchers learn that their fortune is shrinking decades later, Carl, his wife Ruth and their three adult children must reckon with their privilege in the second novel from the author of bestseller Fleishman Is in Trouble. —Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024

Speedman plays James Chenoweth, a man fighting to protect his family while reckoning with the guilt of stepping out on his wife Maggie (The Handmaid’s Tale’s Yvonne Strahovski) with their neighbor Valeria (Diany Rodriguez). —Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024

She is forced to reckon with her timid tendencies when she’s unwillingly tasked with planning her vivacious younger sister’s Christmas Eve wedding. —EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024

Phrases Containing reckon

• reckon with