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

First, the law takes its time in responding to new technologies, figuring that new tools can be accommodated within existing ideas, rules, and doctrines. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

But figuring it out is an urgent concern here, given Beijing’s evident faith in AI as a magical solution to the country’s deepening economic and social problems, and as an essential tool in the pursuit of global dominance over the United States. — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026

Extraordinary Human Support Flexibility at ICL doesn’t mean figuring it out alone. — Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

Also figuring prominently in the proceedings is the cleric’s acolyte Alyce (Thomasin McKenzie, Jojo Rabbit), a fictional character representing the many women who took part in the movement. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

At a time when figuring it out fast is needed, the empty gas light has been on for several days. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

If the worst does happen, you’re not left figuring it out alone. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026

So there was this element of newness and freshness to figuring it out. — William Earl, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

So, yeah, I have been involved, of course, in figuring that out. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026