Synonyms of figuring out

figuring out

verb

present participle of figure out

as in solving

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

• solving
• unraveling
• answering
• working out
• resolving
• doping (out)
• puzzling (out)
• riddling (out)
• working
• cracking
• clearing (up)
• unriddling
• deciphering
• straightening (out)
• ironing out
• concluding
• deciding
• reasoning
• breaking
• judging
• gathering
• inferring
• deducing
• guessing
• assuming
• speculating
• untying
• presuming
• untangling
• decoding
• divining
• conjecturing
• unscrambling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of figuring out

Her challenge now isn’t simply figuring out how to keep growing it, but how to keep it relevant as the American consumer who fueled the industry’s growth changes. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

The insurance industry has spent decades figuring out how to avoid paying for your health. — Andréa Becker, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026

More and more people are growing out and leaning into their shimmering silver, and the only thing cooler than embracing the color is figuring out the haircut that makes the most of it in a way that’s very you. — Marci Robin, Allure, 17 July 2026

For the average swim instructor, who may be teaching up to 10 children at a time and may not have training in supporting autistic children, figuring out how to meet individual needs can be a challenge. — Tana Carson, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

Then, just like now, the genre was figuring out what its modern identity was supposed to be in the wake of the latest hip-hop makeover. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 July 2026

For most of us, wedding-gift etiquette is figuring out whether the newlyweds already have a blender. — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026

The effective use, figuring out the right prompting strategy is extremely important for people to understand. — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

From here, the team is figuring out the best ways to integrate the necessary additional components without making MIR any larger. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 June 2026