Synonyms of reckoned with

reckoned with

phrase

past tense of reckon with

as in considered

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

• considered
• provided (for)
• allowed (for)
• regarded
• anticipated
• factored (in or into)
• took into account
• figured on
• adjusted
• took account of
• expected
• adapted
• faced
• contemplated
• conditioned
• planned
• accommodated
• calculated
• presumed
• assumed
• envisaged
• foresaw
• presupposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disregarded
• discounted
• factored (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reckoned with

Still, there is something in Diaz that wants to be reckoned with, something that brings to mind those black bears in SoHo, startling and powerful and rare. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

That question circulated across the United States six years ago as the country reckoned with racial injustice in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd, including who is represented by, or excluded from, our public symbols. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

The Vatican crafted the document as the church reckoned with the role traditional Christian teaching had played in the Holocaust. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026