reckon | Definition of reckon

1 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 of reckon

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

Words Related to reckon

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

Near Antonyms of reckon

calibrate, measure, scale

compute, work out

2 chiefly dialect to have as an opinion

I reckon you must be new to these parts

Synonyms of reckon

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

Words Related to reckon

regard, view

accept, perceive

depend, rely, trust

assume, presume, presuppose, surmise

conclude, deduce, infer

Near Antonyms of reckon

distrust, doubt, mistrust, question, suspect

disbelieve, discredit, reject

3 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 of reckon

calculate, cipher, compute, figure, work out

Words Related to reckon

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 place reliance or trust

don't reckon on being provided with low-cost housing if you take a summer job there

Synonyms of reckon

calculate, count, depend, lean, rely

Words Related to reckon

commit, confide, entrust (also intrust), trust

Phrases Synonymous with reckon

bank on, call on (or upon), figure on, look to, stand on

Near Antonyms of reckon

distrust, mistrust, question, suspect

5 to think of in a particular way

he was reckoned among the great heroes of his time

Synonyms of reckon

account, call, consider, count, esteem, hold, look (on or upon), rate, regard, set down, view

Words Related to reckon

believe, deem, feel, sense, think

conceive, fancy, imagine

Phrases Synonymous with reckon

take for

Synonyms and Antonyms of reckon

WORD OF THE DAY

meritorious