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 Schulz at LendingTree reckons that most credit cardholders will see their rates rise by a quarter-point over the next couple of months. — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 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 Christine Ure, project director of the 988 hotline at BHDDH, reckons a convergence of factors has led to the uptick in calls. — Jonny Williams, The Providence Journal, 30 June 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

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Verb

Felix estimates attendance at his church has dipped about 20%.

— Lauren Costantino September 19, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
The International Energy Agency estimates that global data center electricity consumption will roughly double from 485 TWh in 2025 to around 950 TWh by 2030.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of estimates

Verb

The company prides itself on a 97 percent score on France’s Equal Opportunity Index, which calculates the gender pay gap, but Nicolas cautioned against complacency.

— WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
At issue in the suit is how the company calculates and collects profits for the franchise, and in turn how much the show’s creatives would be owed.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of calculates

Verb

Descano’s team relies too heavily on doctors to answer those questions at the pretrial stage, Stimson told the Washington Examiner.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
At the same time, its engine continues operating, whereas a boost-glide weapon relies on the energy and trajectory established during its boost phase.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of relies

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When Bender considers moving to a rival network, Wever fleshes out the tough carapace of a woman who, even under the thorniest of circumstances, never stops calculating her next move.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
Warsaw now wants the European Union to allow similar suspensions during migration emergencies, as the bloc considers a framework that could loosen standard asylum procedures.

— Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of considers

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Rock* supposes there’s a fork in the road where the Beatles take us one way and the Velvet Underground pull us somewhere else entirely.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Book banning supposes that children never age, never leave home, never become their own people outside their parents.

— Rebecca Stafford, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of supposes

Verb

That should worry anyone who believes that enforcement ought to focus on actual threats to public safety.

— Don Bacon, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
The organization believes some of these conversations and disagreements among board members are drawing time and attention away from students, many of whom are Hispanic and come from Spanish-speaking backgrounds.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of believes

Verb

By the end of the 6-11 plummet, the Chiefs were 1-9 in one-score games — the kind of shift in dynamics that figures to leave followers with a certain ambient dread until proven otherwise.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
This is one race that figures to go down to the last day, with the deciding factor possibly being whether the Astros win the AL West.

— Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026