Synonyms of figured

figured

verb

past tense of figure

1

as in decided

to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration

we figured that we had better arrive early at the concert in order to get good seats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decided
• opted
• chose
• found
• resolved
• determined
• settled (on or upon)
• concluded
• picked
• named
• ruled
• selected
• elected
• decreed
• preferred
• culled
• pondered
• adjudged
• contemplated
• ruled (on)
• studied
• debated
• considered
• weighed
• adjudicated
• singled (out)
• thought (about or over)
• judged
• handpicked
• ruminated
• deliberated
• entertained
• cogitated
• questioned
• arbitrated
• meditated
• refereed
• chewed over
• mulled (over)
• umpired

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refused
• rejected
• declined
• turned down
• hesitated
• abstained
• delayed
• halted
• stalled
• temporized
• vacillated
• waffled
• wavered
• shilly-shallied

2

as in estimated

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement

let's figure the juice in the pan to be about a cup and just add it to the mix

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimated
• calculated
• guessed
• made
• supposed
• put
• gauged
• judged
• reckoned
• called
• placed
• understood
• concluded
• conjectured
• reasoned
• deduced
• gathered
• inferred
• extrapolated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measured
• computed
• calibrated
• scaled
• worked out

3

as in calculated

to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations

the car dealer figured that our monthly car payment would be $357

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calculated
• computed
• estimated
• measured
• assessed
• added
• reckoned
• evaluated
• worked out
• divided
• subtracted
• counted
• ciphered
• multiplied
• summed
• gauged
• deducted
• averaged
• figured in
• figured out
• scaled
• allowed (for)
• totaled
• added up
• calibrated
• tallied
• solved (for)
• appraised
• valued
• totalized
• itemized
• numbered
• rated
• factored (in or into or out)
• recalculated
• refigured
• recomputed

4

as in thought

to have as an opinion

the father figures that girls should have the same athletic opportunities as boys and supports his daughter's interest in soccer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thought
• believed
• guessed
• considered
• imagined
• felt
• supposed
• deemed
• conceived
• judged
• assumed
• reckoned
• perceived
• held
• allowed
• accepted
• regarded
• viewed
• esteemed
• relied
• presumed
• depended
• concluded
• surmised
• trusted
• deduced
• inferred
• presupposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suspected
• doubted
• questioned
• rejected
• distrusted
• mistrusted
• discredited
• disbelieved

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of figured

So this figured to be a different game than what was planned, with the Wolverines shorthanded on the bench and UConn having to function without its best player. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2026

She’s figured centrally in the government’s efforts to find and prosecute noncitizen voters. — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026

At the beginning of Fatherland, no one—not even the aged Mann, played here in a quietly extraordinary performance by Hanns Zischler—has figured that out. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026

Knowing Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos’ strong affinity for Bamford’s comedy, Apatow figured that would happen. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

Invisible hands built Wikipedia, but those of the free market hardly figured. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

Murphy figured the Irish needed to win or tie just about every inning. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

But nobody figured that the back end of the Dodgers’ rotation would suffer the same fate as the lineup. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Eventually, Universal figured the field in supporting was open enough to allow both contenders to co-exist. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026