reckoning

noun

reck·on·ing ˈre-kə-niŋ How to pronounce reckoning (audio)

ˈrek-niŋ

: the act or an instance of reckoning: such as

: account, bill

: computation

: calculation of a ship's position

: a settling of accounts

day of reckoning

: a summing up

Example Sentences

I was more than $10 off in my reckoning. When the day of reckoning comes, we will have to face some unpleasant truths. Our football team hardly comes into the reckoning. Because of his injury, he is out of the reckoning. The team is still in the reckoning.

Recent Examples on the Web The experience is both a homecoming and a reckoning with the past.

Stephanie Merry, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 These accomplishments occurred in the middle of the pandemic and a national reckoning with race.

Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2022 The effect is accumulative and devastating, and the memoir’s many pieces add up to an inventive reckoning with cultural silence.

The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2022 No matter the outcome of the criminal case, Shroyer said, a larger reckoning is needed to ensure that what happened to the Austins doesn't happen to any other family.

NBC News, 12 Feb. 2022 The coming years will define who lost what and how much, and that reckoning will be delivered through inflation.

Clem Chambers, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021 That same reckoning will now be applied to dealing with systemic inequities, officials said, such as the lack of quality housing, health care and social services.

John Byrne, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2021 Conversations with about a dozen Credit Suisse dealmakers, traders, financiers and wealth advisers, who asked to remain anonymous, depict an investment bank braced for a reckoning.

Myriam Balezou, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022 His abduction, which came a week after the sentencing of a star Chinese fund manager for stock manipulation, sparked fears in the country’s financial sector of a political reckoning.

Keith Zhai, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 See More

reckoning 1 of 2

noun

as in assessment

the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something that old chest isn't worth much by my reckoning, but an antiques dealer might think otherwise

Synonyms & Similar Words

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assessment
estimate
estimation
appraisal
appraisement
evaluation
calculation
examination
valuation
measurement
computation
inspection
audit
reassessment
survey
scrutiny
mensuration
review
checkup
scan
transvaluation
underestimation
overestimation
check
overevaluation

as in calculation

the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value you forgot about the decimal point, so your reckoning was way off

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

reckoning

2 of 2

verb

present participle of reckon

as in estimating

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

measuring
computing
scaling
calibrating
working out

as in thinking

chiefly dialect to have as an opinion I reckon you must be new to these parts

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

questioning
doubting
suspecting
rejecting
distrusting
disbelieving
mistrusting
discrediting

as in calculating

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

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

as in counting

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

counting
relying
depending
calculating
leaning
standing on
looking to
banking on
calling upon
confiding
figuring on
calling on
trusting
entrusting
intrusting
committing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

questioning
suspecting
distrusting
mistrusting

as in considering

to think of in a particular way he was reckoned among the great heroes of his time

Synonyms & Similar Words

considering
counting
accounting
viewing
calling
regarding
thinking
believing
feeling
rating
sensing
taking for
imagining
setting down
holding
deeming
esteeming
looking (on or upon)
fancying
conceiving

单词	reckoning
释义	reckoning noun reck·on·ing ˈre-kə-niŋ ˈrek-niŋ 1 : the act or an instance of reckoning: such as a : account, bill b : computation c : calculation of a ship's position 2 : a settling of accounts day of reckoning 3 : a summing up Synonyms appraisal appraisement assessment estimate estimation evaluation valuation See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences I was more than $10 off in my reckoning. When the day of reckoning comes, we will have to face some unpleasant truths. Our football team hardly comes into the reckoning. Because of his injury, he is out of the reckoning. The team is still in the reckoning. Recent Examples on the Web The experience is both a homecoming and a reckoning with the past. Stephanie Merry, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 These accomplishments occurred in the middle of the pandemic and a national reckoning with race. Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2022 The effect is accumulative and devastating, and the memoir’s many pieces add up to an inventive reckoning with cultural silence. The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2022 No matter the outcome of the criminal case, Shroyer said, a larger reckoning is needed to ensure that what happened to the Austins doesn't happen to any other family. NBC News, 12 Feb. 2022 The coming years will define who lost what and how much, and that reckoning will be delivered through inflation. Clem Chambers, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021 That same reckoning will now be applied to dealing with systemic inequities, officials said, such as the lack of quality housing, health care and social services. John Byrne, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2021 Conversations with about a dozen Credit Suisse dealmakers, traders, financiers and wealth advisers, who asked to remain anonymous, depict an investment bank braced for a reckoning. Myriam Balezou, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022 His abduction, which came a week after the sentencing of a star Chinese fund manager for stock manipulation, sparked fears in the country’s financial sector of a political reckoning. Keith Zhai, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing reckoning dead reckoning by someone's reckoning hour of reckoning dead reckoning by someone's reckoning hour of reckoning reckoning 1 of 2 noun 1 as in assessment the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something that old chest isn't worth much by my reckoning, but an antiques dealer might think otherwise Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance assessment estimate estimation appraisal appraisement evaluation calculation examination valuation measurement computation inspection audit reassessment survey scrutiny mensuration review checkup scan transvaluation underestimation overestimation check overevaluation 2 as in calculation the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value you forgot about the decimal point, so your reckoning was way off Synonyms & Similar Words calculation arithmetic math computation figures figuring estimation numbers mathematics calculus measurement number crunching assessment ciphering calibration appraisal evaluation subtraction multiplication addition valuation mensuration division reckoning 2 of 2 verb present participle of reckon 1 as in estimating 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 estimating calculating figuring guessing gauging judging supposing making putting understanding conjecturing calling reasoning extrapolating concluding gathering deducing placing gaging inferring Antonyms & Near Antonyms measuring computing scaling calibrating working out 2 as in thinking chiefly dialect to have as an opinion I reckon you must be new to these parts Synonyms & Similar Words thinking believing guessing figuring considering imagining feeling supposing judging assuming deeming conceiving perceiving viewing accepting holding depending presuming esteeming regarding relying surmising allowing trusting concluding deducing presupposing inferring Antonyms & Near Antonyms questioning doubting suspecting rejecting distrusting disbelieving mistrusting discrediting See More 3 as in calculating 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 calculating figuring computing estimating assessing measuring ciphering counting evaluating subtracting summing multiplying totalizing adding dividing gauging deducting working out tallying averaging scaling calibrating recalculating itemizing adding up figuring out appraising refiguring valuing rating figuring in numbering totalling totaling recomputing gaging factoring (in or into or out) allowing (for) solving (for) 4 as in counting 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 counting relying depending calculating leaning standing on looking to banking on calling upon confiding figuring on calling on trusting entrusting intrusting committing Antonyms & Near Antonyms questioning suspecting distrusting mistrusting 5 as in considering to think of in a particular way he was reckoned among the great heroes of his time Synonyms & Similar Words considering counting accounting viewing calling regarding thinking believing feeling rating sensing taking for imagining setting down holding deeming esteeming looking (on or upon) fancying conceiving
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