Synonyms of figuring

figuring 1 of 2

noun

as in calculation

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

the figuring of the cost of the car repair was rushed, and so it bears little resemblance to the actual result

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

figuring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of figure

1

as in deciding

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

• deciding
• choosing
• opting
• determining
• finding
• resolving
• settling (on or upon)
• concluding
• picking
• selecting
• naming
• ruling
• electing
• decreeing
• preferring
• pondering
• culling
• contemplating
• studying
• adjudicating
• debating
• weighing
• deliberating
• considering
• judging
• adjudging
• ruling (on)
• thinking (about or over)
• handpicking
• singling (out)
• meditating
• cogitating
• ruminating
• arbitrating
• questioning
• entertaining
• refereeing
• mulling (over)
• umpiring
• chewing over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refusing
• rejecting
• declining
• turning down
• abstaining
• delaying
• hesitating
• stalling
• halting
• temporizing
• vacillating
• wavering
• waffling
• shilly-shallying

2

as in estimating

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

• estimating
• calculating
• guessing
• making
• gauging
• supposing
• putting
• judging
• reckoning
• placing
• calling
• conjecturing
• understanding
• reasoning
• concluding
• deducing
• extrapolating
• gathering
• inferring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measuring
• scaling
• computing
• calibrating
• working out

3

as in calculating

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

• calculating
• computing
• estimating
• assessing
• measuring
• evaluating
• adding
• dividing
• multiplying
• ciphering
• subtracting
• counting
• summing
• gauging
• working out
• deducting
• averaging
• adding up
• scaling
• reckoning
• calibrating
• allowing (for)
• figuring out
• solving (for)
• totaling
• tallying
• appraising
• valuing
• totalizing
• numbering
• figuring in
• rating
• itemizing
• factoring (in or into or out)
• recalculating
• refiguring
• recomputing

4

as in thinking

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

• thinking
• believing
• guessing
• considering
• imagining
• feeling
• supposing
• deeming
• judging
• conceiving
• perceiving
• holding
• assuming
• reckoning
• regarding
• allowing
• accepting
• viewing
• depending
• relying
• esteeming
• presuming
• trusting
• deducing
• inferring
• concluding
• surmising
• presupposing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questioning
• suspecting
• doubting
• rejecting
• distrusting
• mistrusting
• discrediting
• disbelieving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of figuring

Noun

There’s a lot to figure out and not a lot of time left to do the figuring. — Asa Hutchinson, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2026

By Cohn’s figuring, 46% of all master’s of fine art students who borrowed exceeded the new $20,500 annual limit in 2019-2020, as did 31% of all master’s of social work students who borrowed. — Fiona Riley, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Verb

This is also figuring that Warners unleashes Digger on Premium VOD soon and does a decent number relative to the box office because people are curious. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026

UConn has been figuring it out with 87 new players, many of whom hadn’t seen regular game reps at their prior stop. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026

Brown waved back and rode on, figuring nobody had really recognized him. — James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

Everybody — from first-year coaches to 24th-year players — will be figuring things out. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

First, the law takes its time in responding to new technologies, figuring that new tools can be accommodated within existing ideas, rules, and doctrines. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

The defense holding up, Asakrov figuring it out and a Celebrini MVP bid all blaze a trail toward the top of the Pacific. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2026

But figuring it out is an urgent concern here, given Beijing’s evident faith in AI as a magical solution to the country’s deepening economic and social problems, and as an essential tool in the pursuit of global dominance over the United States. — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026

Extraordinary Human Support Flexibility at ICL doesn’t mean figuring it out alone. — Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026