Synonyms of reckonings

reckonings

noun

plural of reckoning

1

as in estimates

the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something

that old chest isn't worth much by my reckoning, but an antiques dealer might think otherwise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimates
• assessments
• appraisals
• appraisements
• estimations
• evaluations
• calculations
• valuations
• examinations
• measurements
• computations
• surveys
• audits
• inspections
• reassessments
• scrutinies
• reviews
• scans
• checkups
• mensurations
• checks
• overestimations
• underestimations
• transvaluations
• overevaluations

2

as in calculations

the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value

you forgot about the decimal point, so your reckoning was way off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calculations
• maths
• figures
• numbers
• computations
• arithmetics
• mathematics
• estimations
• calculi
• measurements
• number crunchings
• multiplications
• subtractions
• assessments
• calibrations
• additions
• appraisals
• evaluations
• divisions
• valuations
• mensurations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reckonings

Necessary reckonings have pulled the deepest wounds of American history to the surface, fracturing the public into factions of the wronged, the guilty, and those in hysterical denial. — Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026

Harrington also led the library’s racial equity task force in the wake of George Floyd’s killing in 2020, which ignited a wave of racial reckonings across the country. — Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026

All the while, the dramatic shift to Sacramento’s downtown has inspired some broader reckonings, among local leaders, about how reliant the urban core had become upon office workers. — Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026

In the wake of the 2020 protests of anti-Black police violence, museums put themselves forward as hosts for their communities’ racial reckonings and difficult discourses. — Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 2026

Two presidents, two reckonings In February, a Seoul court sentenced former President Yoon to life in prison for the martial-law attempt; his former defense minister got 30 years. — Joohee Cho, ABC News, 4 June 2026

A lot of it was kind of reckonings with childhood, really very expressive work. — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026

Randall accused him of a feel-good liberalism that ignores deeper racial and class reckonings that South Bend (a city that is just barely half white) has coming. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026

The professionalism of stars, their charismatic hold over audiences, is inseparable from such tough-minded reckonings. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026