Synonyms of figuring

figuring 1 of 2

noun

as in calculation

the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value

the figuring of the cost of the car repair was rushed, and so it bears little resemblance to the actual result

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calculation
• math
• arithmetic
• figures
• numbers
• computation
• mathematics
• calculus
• reckoning
• estimation
• number crunching
• ciphering
• measurement
• addition
• multiplication
• subtraction
• assessment
• calibration
• evaluation
• appraisal
• division
• valuation
• mensuration

figuring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of figure

1

as in deciding

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

• deciding
• choosing
• opting
• determining
• finding
• resolving
• settling (on or upon)
• concluding
• picking
• selecting
• naming
• ruling
• electing
• decreeing
• preferring
• pondering
• culling
• contemplating
• studying
• adjudicating
• debating
• weighing
• deliberating
• considering
• judging
• adjudging
• ruling (on)
• thinking (about or over)
• handpicking
• singling (out)
• meditating
• cogitating
• ruminating
• arbitrating
• questioning
• entertaining
• refereeing
• mulling (over)
• umpiring
• chewing over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refusing
• rejecting
• declining
• turning down
• abstaining
• delaying
• hesitating
• stalling
• halting
• temporizing
• vacillating
• wavering
• waffling
• shilly-shallying

2

as in estimating

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

• estimating
• calculating
• guessing
• making
• gauging
• supposing
• putting
• judging
• reckoning
• placing
• calling
• conjecturing
• understanding
• reasoning
• concluding
• deducing
• extrapolating
• gathering
• inferring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measuring
• scaling
• computing
• calibrating
• working out

3

as in calculating

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

• calculating
• computing
• estimating
• assessing
• measuring
• evaluating
• adding
• dividing
• multiplying
• ciphering
• subtracting
• counting
• summing
• gauging
• working out
• deducting
• averaging
• adding up
• scaling
• reckoning
• calibrating
• allowing (for)
• figuring out
• solving (for)
• totaling
• tallying
• appraising
• valuing
• totalizing
• numbering
• figuring in
• rating
• itemizing
• factoring (in or into or out)
• recalculating
• refiguring
• recomputing

4

as in thinking

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

• thinking
• believing
• guessing
• considering
• imagining
• feeling
• supposing
• deeming
• judging
• conceiving
• perceiving
• holding
• assuming
• reckoning
• regarding
• allowing
• accepting
• viewing
• depending
• relying
• esteeming
• presuming
• trusting
• deducing
• inferring
• concluding
• surmising
• presupposing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questioning
• suspecting
• doubting
• rejecting
• distrusting
• mistrusting
• discrediting
• disbelieving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of figuring

Noun

There’s a lot to figure out and not a lot of time left to do the figuring. — Asa Hutchinson, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2026

By Cohn’s figuring, 46% of all master’s of fine art students who borrowed exceeded the new $20,500 annual limit in 2019-2020, as did 31% of all master’s of social work students who borrowed. — Fiona Riley, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Verb

The teams figuring this out early already have an edge most haven't caught onto yet. — Angela Palo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Reynolds has watched people wipe a kid's nose or change a diaper and then rinse their hands in the pool, figuring the chlorine will handle it. — Angela Haupt, Time, 20 July 2026

The bad • While open tryouts and figuring it out on the fly yielded roles for Morris and Gómez, the bullpen has nearly sucked the life out of this team. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Exhibited for the first time outside of Sarajevo, the churning Socialist Realist homage invokes Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People in figuring partisans heroically overcoming their would-be Nazi aggressors. — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026

Roddey wants more money for schools and less for the city, figuring the city can make up funding through utility sales to incoming companies. — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026

All of the democratic socialist legislators, including then-Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, were smart enough to stay away, figuring this was not the moment to cheer Hamas, even for those committed to the Palestinian cause. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

There was success, attention, expectation - and underneath it, a girl still figuring herself out. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026

Going back to the books, the cocoon periods after each tragedy were periods of vulnerability, figuring things out and trying to survive, and that’s incredibly satisfying to play. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026