figure

1 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 of figure

choose, conclude, decide, determine, name, opt, resolve, settle (on or upon)

Words Related to figure

cull, elect, handpick, pick, prefer, select, single (out)

adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, find, judge, referee, rule (on), umpire

chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, meditate, mull (over), ponder, question, ruminate, study, think (about or over), weigh

Near Antonyms of figure

abstain, decline, refuse, reject, turn down

delay, halt, hesitate, stall, temporize

shilly-shally, vacillate, waffle, waver

2 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 of figure

calculate, call, conjecture, estimate, gauge (also gage), guess, judge, make, place, put, reckon, suppose

Words Related to figure

conclude, deduce, extrapolate, gather, infer, reason, understand

Near Antonyms of figure

calibrate, measure, scale

compute, work out

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

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

Synonyms of figure

calculate, cipher, compute, reckon, work out

Words Related to figure

add up, average, sum, tally, total, totalize

add, divide, multiply, subtract

allow (for), deduct, factor (in or into or out), figure in

figure out, solve (for)

count, itemize, number

calibrate, gauge (also gage), measure, scale

appraise, assess, estimate, evaluate, rate, value

recalculate, recompute, refigure

4 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 of figure

allow [chiefly Southern & Midland], believe, conceive, consider, deem, esteem, feel, guess, hold, imagine, judge, reckon [chiefly dialect], suppose, think

Words Related to figure

regard, view

accept, perceive

depend, rely, trust

assume, presume, presuppose, surmise

conclude, deduce, infer

Near Antonyms of figure

distrust, doubt, mistrust, question, suspect

disbelieve, discredit, reject

Synonyms and Antonyms of figure

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