Synonyms of reckon

reckon

verb

ˈre-kən 

1

as in to estimate

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

• estimate
• guess
• calculate
• suppose
• figure
• make
• put
• judge
• gauge
• understand
• call
• conclude
• place
• conjecture
• infer
• deduce
• gather
• extrapolate
• reason

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measure
• scale
• compute
• calibrate
• work out

2

as in to think

chiefly dialect to have as an opinion

I reckon you must be new to these parts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• think
• believe
• guess
• imagine
• consider
• figure
• suppose
• feel
• deem
• conceive
• judge
• perceive
• assume
• hold
• allow
• accept
• esteem
• presume
• regard
• depend
• rely
• view
• trust
• conclude
• surmise
• infer
• presuppose
• deduce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubt
• suspect
• question
• reject
• distrust
• mistrust
• discredit
• disbelieve

3

as in to calculate

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

• calculate
• figure
• compute
• estimate
• assess
• measure
• add
• cipher
• evaluate
• work out
• sum
• multiply
• subtract
• count
• divide
• deduct
• add up
• gauge
• average
• figure out
• appraise
• totalize
• allow (for)
• tally
• calibrate
• number
• scale
• solve (for)
• total
• itemize
• factor (in or into or out)
• figure in
• rate
• value
• recalculate
• recompute
• refigure

4

as in to rely

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

• rely
• count
• depend
• stand on
• calculate
• call on
• look to
• lean
• trust
• bank on
• figure on
• commit
• confide
• entrust

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suspect
• question
• distrust
• mistrust

5

as in to consider

to think of in a particular way

he was reckoned among the great heroes of his time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consider
• regard
• call
• believe
• count
• think
• view
• look (on or upon)
• feel
• account
• imagine
• hold
• deem
• take for
• set down
• rate
• esteem
• sense
• conceive
• fancy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reckon

His characters confront moments of reckoning—some comic, others karmic, often both—where self-belief collides with a buckling status quo. — Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

The first time Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to prison, reporters, advocates and the curious public crammed the courtroom to witness the disgraced Hollywood honcho’s #MeToo reckoning. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Republicans hope to avoid midterm losses in November More immediately, however, Republicans face a potential reckoning this fall. — Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026

Pozen counts calendar years, which is what the Damodaran file contains, and on that reckoning the losses of 2000–02 were more than made good by the close of 2006. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing reckon

• reckon with