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

Backup catcher Drew Millas was the first Nationals catcher in the majors to look to the dugout for suggestions, as the team figured its outspoken backstop would communicate what was (or wasn’t) working and have more time to focus on his offense. — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026

The organizations that haven't figured that out yet are paying for it in client trust, in renewal conversations and in the compounding cost of retrofitting compliance into products that weren't designed to carry it. — Vishal Saxena, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

The group figured Smith’s admission date had to have been entered in error; a clerk must have substituted his birth date by mistake. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Yet Spain’s final substitution, which brought on Merino in the 86th minute, wasn’t the only one that figured heavily in the result. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

For all these reasons, the match figured to be one of the highlights of the tournament. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

Terry Black’s Barbecue, a small Texas chain, figured authentic barbecue would be on many fans’ must-try lists. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

Her best resource, Atkin figured, were the people who were closest to her. — Literary Hub, 30 June 2026

Skillman figured there are 10,000 culverts in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026