Synonyms of figures

figures 1 of 2

noun

plural of figure

as in calculation

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

a person with a good head for figures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calculation
• math
• arithmetic
• numbers
• mathematics
• figuring
• computation
• calculus
• reckoning
• estimation
• number crunching
• measurement
• ciphering
• addition
• multiplication
• subtraction
• assessment
• calibration
• appraisal
• evaluation
• valuation
• division
• mensuration

figures

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of figure

1

as in chooses

to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration

we figured that we had better arrive early at the concert in order to get good seats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chooses
• decides
• opts
• finds
• determines
• resolves
• settles (on or upon)
• names
• concludes
• rules
• picks
• decrees
• selects
• debates
• rules (on)
• elects
• prefers
• studies
• judges
• culls
• thinks (about or over)
• singles (out)
• adjudges
• adjudicates
• weighs
• contemplates
• considers
• ponders
• questions
• referees
• deliberates
• handpicks
• entertains
• cogitates
• mulls (over)
• meditates
• ruminates
• umpires
• arbitrates
• chews over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuses
• declines
• rejects
• turns down
• delays
• stalls
• abstains
• hesitates
• halts
• temporizes
• vacillates
• wavers
• waffles
• shilly-shallies

2

as in estimates

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

let's figure the juice in the pan to be about a cup and just add it to the mix

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measures
• scales
• works out
• calibrates
• computes

3

as in calculates

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

the car dealer figured that our monthly car payment would be $357

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

4

as in thinks

to have as an opinion

the father figures that girls should have the same athletic opportunities as boys and supports his daughter's interest in soccer

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of figures

Noun

The Justice Department also says Beijing is determined to sway American public opinion in its favor by cultivating relationships with political figures seen as having access to the levers of power. — Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Forty-five percent of adults 30 to 44 say the same; both figures have declined in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

The vast majority of driverless car accidents that show up in official government figures are minor and probably wouldn’t have been reported to authorities by human drivers. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

The anniversary drew a mix of musicians, designers and cultural figures, including Travis Barker, Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys, Quavo and Erica Fontaine, Kanye West, North West and Lil Pump. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

On the opposition side, Bolsonaro is engaging in outreach to political figures, party leaders and regional allies to consolidate support. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Like when Frasers bought Matches, the deal prompted calls from some industry figures for Frasers to address outstanding payments owed to Harvey Nichols’s suppliers before its administration. — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026

Out of sight, but not out of mind Both games allowed players to move through a 3D space and shoot enemy figures that appeared onscreen in the player’s view. — Mark J. P. Wolf, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

The reporting at the time – and Deadline’s understanding – is that the deal was comfortably into the nine figures. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Verb

In other words, Marvell sits at the heart of the AI infrastructure buildout and what the company says Tuesday figures to influence trading in many other AI stocks. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

Freddy Peralta has rolled since the Rays acquired him from the New York Mets, and Nick Martinez figures to have a prominent role in the series. — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

With Spider-Noir, the actor figures this ambivalence toward his public persona into Reilly’s ambivalent battle with the Spider inside him. — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

That figures to change on Monday, however, when the giant vehicle launches for the 14th time. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Projections suggest that if the epidemic continues at its current pace, 25,000 people in Fiji will be living with HIV by 2029, figures that Soqo says would push Fiji's fragile health system to the brink of collapse. — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026

Heyworth figures to provide more of a challenge coming off a 42-8 win over Leroy. — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

The structure of the deal leaves the studio, which declined to comment, with more than $80 billion in debt and roughly $3 billion in annual free cash flow, figures that will likely handicap the studio’s operations moving forward. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

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, 21 Sep. 2026