as in to solve
to find an answer for through reasoning
a book of brainteasers that even a really clever person won't have an easy time figuring out
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of figure out
A good number of viewers joined Tim Robinson in trying to figure out what’s happening with The Chair Company.
—
Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Instead, Ng believes the focus should be on figuring out why this surge in early-onset colorectal cancer is happening.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The lack of such reports is making the job more difficult for the Federal Reserve, which is trying to figure out whether high inflation or a slowing job market is the bigger problem for the economy.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Writers have to figure out how to make a small story seem urgent.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for figure out
Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Instead, Ng believes the focus should be on figuring out why this surge in early-onset colorectal cancer is happening.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The lack of such reports is making the job more difficult for the Federal Reserve, which is trying to figure out whether high inflation or a slowing job market is the bigger problem for the economy.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Writers have to figure out how to make a small story seem urgent.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for figure out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for figure out
Verb
-
However, in dress form, this problem is solved!—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
-
Fields will now have to solve his problems without his favorite receiver.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
After losing two straight games, there are a lot of questions that the team needs to answer.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
-
How Notre Dame answers it — plus the three other questions below — will go a long way toward setting the course for the rest of this season.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
With tariff rhetoric back at the forefront, analysts warned sentiment could quickly unravel.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
-
Kickbacks detailed in court records Perhaps one of the most challenging aspects of unraveling Gatlin’s web of fraudulent charges for investigators and Foundation officials was determining the validity of charges.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
The protest also happened on day 18 of the government shutdown, after Republicans and Democrats failed to resolve a budget dispute for the 2026 fiscal year.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
-
This doesn’t resolve that Georgia is better off with Stockton than the alternatives.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Figure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figure%20out. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share