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

Innocent, childlike ways to cope with a tragedy even most adults struggle to reckon with. — Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

American democracy will spend decades reckoning with the harm this administration and its enablers in Congress have done. — Oliver Adams Larkin, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026

Throughout the week, Platner’s supporters struggled to reckon with the collapse of the campaign. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 9 July 2026

El-Sayed believes many of those voters are winnable again if his party reckons with what drove them away in the first place. — Nik Popli, Time, 8 July 2026