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Definitions

put two and two together

VERB
solve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clarify clear up deal with decide determine do explain figure out fix have iron out settle work out
STRONG
break construe crack decipher decode disentangle divine elucidate enlighten expound fathom get hit illuminate interpret lick puzzle reason unfold unlock unravel untangle work
WEAK
find out get right get to the bottom hit upon make a dent make out pan out think out unriddle
Antonyms
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complicate confuse defer destroy hesitate miss neglect put off unsettle
STRONG
agree be vague fail hide lose mend misunderstand obscure tangle twist
WEAK
pose question search wonder

Example Sentences

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Surely, the viewer can put two and two together on their own to decipher a deeper meaning within the text without the message being spoon-fed to them.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2025

While this might have come as a complete surprise to most parents, Clare quickly put two and two together.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2025

And will Belinda, who spots Greg sitting across the restaurant, put two and two together?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2025

On it, she heard Ms Hartley talk about symptoms she herself had suffered with but had "never put two and two together".

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024

“Navid is in most of my classes. I put two and two together after the last time we talked. He didn’t tell you?”

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.