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

Their pogoing second album, Where’s My Utopia, saw Smith reckoning with the cost of fame and allowed the band to play some of the biggest gigs of their career. — Nick Reilly, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026

Yet Western militaries have failed to reckon with these innovations in warfare, planning and spending as if nothing new is afoot. — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026

The filing arrives at a time of crisis for the publishing business, which has recently been forced to reckon with a steep drop in younger readers. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 July 2026

Fifteen years into his career, Future reckons with the blurry line between truth and persona and loses touch with the vulnerability that made his best work so enduring. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026