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

Even considering the persistence and peril of anthrax, Stewart reckons that the British government did properly decontaminate the island. — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026

Nevertheless, Gu reckons that pushing charging speed much higher will provide diminishing returns for customers. — James Morris, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

The World Economic Forum reckons that 59% of employees will need to reskill by 2030 due to AI’s influence. — Eric Francia, Fortune, 7 July 2026

Goldman Sachs partner Bobby Molavi reckons the current market is similar to the final months of the dotcom era, when investors took sudden 5% moves in their stride. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 27 June 2026

The director of the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has been placed on administrative leave as the agency’s 15-member board searches for her replacement and reckons with what's been described as a dysfunctional and hostile environment. — Tess Riski june 18, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026

Lasers can transmit 10 to 100 times more data per second than radio waves, and Khatri reckons that O2O can even improve on this and increase the downlink rate by at least another factor of 10 over what was possible during Artemis 2. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 June 2026

The movie reckons with how alien life would challenge the notion of God and our belief systems. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 10 June 2026

Galimberti reckons that the global oil crunch may be solved by raising the number of barrels flowing through the Strait of Hormuz to 10 million a day from two million. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 9 June 2026