Synonyms of reckon with

reckon with

phrase

as in consider

to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies)

After Scout's emergency surgery, we were forced to reckon with a hefty vet bill.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consider
• provide (for)
• take into account
• allow (for)
• factor (in or into)
• regard
• anticipate
• take account of
• adjust
• figure on
• expect
• face
• condition
• contemplate
• adapt
• plan
• foresee
• accommodate
• assume
• envisage
• calculate
• presume
• presuppose

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• factor (out)
• discount
• disregard

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reckon with

Her first two albums were defined by her frank and candid reckoning with her sexuality and Catholic upbringing. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026

New Yorkers put their generosity and sense of community on display, helping fuel a long and difficult climb not just to rebuild, but to reckon with what had happened. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

To recover her daughter, Gulzhan must reckon with both the insular community and the darker currents of a heritage that refuses to yield. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Europe’s unwillingness or inability to reckon with colonialism may explain its strange, even pathological identification with the anxieties of its former subjects. — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026