reckon with

VERB

consider

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analyze believe deem feel hold respect think view

STRONG

appraise count credit estimate judge reflect remember sense suppose

WEAK

bear in mind care for hold an opinion keep in view look upon make allowance for set down take for take into account think of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disbelieve ignore

STRONG

disregard

WEAK

abandon discard dismiss forget leave neglect reject

VERB

consider

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge contemplate deal with examine favor grant look at recognize regard scrutinize see study

STRONG

cogitate concede consult deliberate envisage excogitate inspect meditate muse ponder reason reflect revolve ruminate scan speculate

WEAK

allow for assent to chew over dream of flirt with keep in mind mull over perpend provide for see about subscribe to take into account take under advisement take up think out think over toss around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disregard forget ignore look away neglect refuse

WEAK

abandon discard dismiss leave reject

Example Sentences

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Such an approach might push companies to design their products more carefully -- or at least force them to reckon with the human cost of getting it wrong, said Tokson.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The obituaries, social media posts and GoFundMe pages capture the utter despair of the families, though none of them reckon with the decision not to get the vitamin K shot.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

After McVeigh got caught, news outlets had to reckon with the choices they made in the hours after the bombing.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Nor does it reckon with data on straight men’s growing acceptance of homosexuality or the role of technology in connecting and disconnecting people, or evidence of declining associational activities in general.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Yet this view fails to reckon with the persuasive powers of Ernest Lawrence and Edward Teller, which played the crucial role in creating momentum for the H-bomb.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

reckon with

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