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Antonyms for figure out


Grammar : Verb
Spell : fig-yer; especially British fig-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪg yər; especially British ˈfɪg ər



Definition of figure out

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to represent" (in a picture); see figure (n.). Meaning "to shape into" is early 15c.; "to picture in the mind" is from c.1600; "to make an appearance" is c.1600. Meaning "work out a sum" is from 1833, American English. Related: Figured; figuring.
  • As in appraise : verb judge, estimate
  • As in infer : verb conclude
  • As in number : verb count, calculate
  • As in penetrate : verb understand or be understood
  • As in augur : verb predict; be an omen of
  • As in place : verb identify, recognize
  • As in plan : verb think out; prepare in advance
  • As in predict : verb express an outcome in advance
  • As in reason : verb mentally analyze
  • As in reckon : verb add up; evaluate
  • As in solve : verb answer, resolve
  • As in speculate : verb think about deeply and theorize
  • As in think : verb contemplate
  • As in understand : verb appreciate, comprehend
  • As in unfold : verb make known
  • As in work out : verb solve; satisfy
  • As in outwit : verb deceive
  • As in hypothesize : verb speculate
  • As in individualize : verb distinguish
  • As in outsmart : verb outwit
  • As in outthink : verb outwit
  • As in ratiocinate : verb think
  • As in clear up : verb explain; resolve
  • As in compute : verb calculate, estimate
  • As in crack : verb discover meaning, answer
  • As in decode : verb decipher
  • As in determine : verb discover, find out
  • As in discern : verb catch sight of; recognize and understand
  • As in distinguish : verb tell the difference
  • As in evaluate : verb judge
  • As in fathom : verb discern, understand
  • As in analyze : verb examine and determine
  • As in forecast : verb predict, guess
  • As in foretell : verb predict, warn
  • As in get : verb understand
Example sentences :
  • But perhaps, sometime, we may figure out a way of getting them up.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various
  • You figure out that this will cause her to disclose herself—make some sign?
  • Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
  • She waltzes away, and I scratch my head and try to figure out what this pitch is for.
  • Extract from : « The Flying Cuspidors » by V. R. Francis
  • But you don't stop to figure out just what your ideals are—exactly what you're fighting for.
  • Extract from : « This One Problem » by M. C. Pease
  • See if you can figure out why the swing will not move back and forth.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • “Then you are to blame if the matter does not figure out your way,” he warned her.
  • Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • "You'll have time to figure out that problem in the quiet of 'the jug,'" said Kelley.
  • Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
  • I could figure out how mother might be able not to see anything but good in Buddy.
  • Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
  • "We have to figure out some way to get up in the air," said Adams.
  • Extract from : « Project Mastodon » by Clifford Donald Simak
  • I have never been able to concentrate my mind to study and figure out problems.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg

Synonyms for figure out

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