Synonyms of reckons

reckons

verb

present tense third-person singular of reckon

1

as in estimates

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement

tried to reckon the size of the crowd at the stadium

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimates
• calculates
• supposes
• makes
• figures
• puts
• judges
• guesses
• gauges
• understands
• calls
• concludes
• infers
• places
• conjectures
• deduces
• extrapolates
• gathers
• reasons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measures
• scales
• computes
• calibrates
• works out

2

as in thinks

chiefly dialect to have as an opinion

I reckon you must be new to these parts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thinks
• believes
• considers
• imagines
• feels
• deems
• figures
• supposes
• guesses
• conceives
• judges
• holds
• perceives
• assumes
• allows
• esteems
• accepts
• depends
• relies
• regards
• presumes
• presupposes
• concludes
• trusts
• views
• surmises
• infers
• deduces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suspects
• doubts
• distrusts
• rejects
• questions
• mistrusts
• discredits
• disbelieves

3

as in calculates

to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations

reckoned the runner's pace by dividing her finishing time by the race distance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calculates
• figures
• computes
• assesses
• estimates
• adds
• measures
• evaluates
• divides
• works out
• subtracts
• sums
• multiplies
• adds up
• averages
• counts
• deducts
• factors (in or into or out)
• tallies
• ciphers
• allows (for)
• appraises
• figures in
• totalizes
• gauges
• solves (for)
• figures out
• itemizes
• numbers
• scales
• totals
• calibrates
• recalculates
• rates
• values
• recomputes
• refigures

4

as in relies

to place reliance or trust

don't reckon on being provided with low-cost housing if you take a summer job there

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relies
• counts
• depends
• stands on
• leans
• looks to
• calculates
• banks on
• confides
• calls on
• trusts
• figures on
• commits
• entrusts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suspects
• distrusts
• questions
• mistrusts

5

as in considers

to think of in a particular way

he was reckoned among the great heroes of his time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• considers
• regards
• calls
• believes
• counts
• thinks
• feels
• looks (on or upon)
• accounts
• views
• holds
• deems
• imagines
• takes for
• esteems
• rates
• sets down
• senses
• conceives
• fancies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reckons

The writer reckons with the charismatic, philandering father who tried to mold his son in his image. —Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026

On her first album in eight years, Robyn reckons with motherhood and midlife desire, Spencer Kornhaber writes. —David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026

Telford started out as a stonemason, and Day reckons the high standard of craftmanship is down to his background. —Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026

Vij arrives to her new post as the city’s cultural scene reckons with federal budget cuts to the arts, climbing costs, and the long hangover of the Covid-19 crisis. —News Desk, Artforum, 2 Mar. 2026

Hearn reckons Zuffa will be successful because of the people involved; not just White, but Khan, Shapiro and Ari Emanuel, the powerful Hollywood agent who is now executive chairman of TKO. —Chris McKenna, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026

As Canva reckons with dramatic changes in the market, the design software vendor is getting acquisitive. —Jordan Novet, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026

Censori’s next piece also reckons with the way children are presented by their parents on social media. —Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026

Her death has left a deep unfathomable pain in her family, her aunt said, as the country reckons with the aftermath of weeks of anti-regime protests during which government forces killed thousands, according to activists. —Sarah Baniak, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2026