RECKONS Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

reckons

verb

present tense third-person singular of reckon

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

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as in thinks

chiefly dialect to have as an opinion I reckon you must be new to these parts

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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

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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

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as in considers

to think of in a particular way he was reckoned among the great heroes of his time

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Recent Examples of reckons 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 Episode 5, a chapter of the saga that pits Sherlock against his father and reckons with their history, felt like a real moment of collaboration. —

Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 4 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 One anniversary honors the nation’s founding ideals; the other reckons with its failures to live up to them. —

Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 19 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

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If a similar result happens from the work requirements, that would mean 236,000 to 347,000 expansion adults losing coverage by 2034 based on how large the Congressional Budget Office estimates the population will be that year, estimates Hoosier Action.

— Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 6 Mar. 2026
The government estimates that it's collected some $166 billion from more than 330,000 businesses in tariffs that the Supreme Court has now found unconstitutional.

— Scott Horsley, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026