Synonyms of reckoning with

reckoning with

phrase

present participle of reckon with

as in allowing (for)

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

• allowing (for)
• providing (for)
• considering
• taking into account
• regarding
• taking account of
• factoring (in or into)
• anticipating
• figuring on
• adjusting
• expecting
• facing
• contemplating
• adapting
• conditioning
• planning
• accommodating
• foreseeing
• assuming
• calculating
• presupposing
• envisaging
• presuming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discounting
• disregarding
• factoring (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reckoning with

Alexandria Stapleton details the secrecy and threats behind Netflix’s Diddy documentary, and why hip-hop’s reckoning with abuse and power is far from over. — Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

But the real subject is mystery—some kind of reckoning with nothingness. — Aaron Fagan, Artforum, 11 Aug. 2026

Busch is sharing his experience publicly for the first time after spending 21 years reckoning with what happened to him at the Michigan boarding school. — Ava Berger, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Still, the move could reshape the podcast industry, which is already reckoning with a migration to YouTube. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Leo met with six abuse survivors during his recent trip to Spain, where the Catholic hierarchy has only recently begun reckoning with its legacy of abuse and cover-up after long dismissing the severity of the scandal. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Yet amid this public reckoning with the United States’ role in the world, American leaders are out of step with their constituents. — Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026

Four years after the collapse in the market for NFTs, the crypto world is still reckoning with the fallout. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Instead of overcoming their fatal flaw and defeating their shadow-self, the titular Eternals are reckoning with their relationship to God and the grand arc of human history. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026