Synonyms for reckoning
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Counting
counting, count, tally, enumeration, tale, numeration, bill, score, tab, account dated
2. Calculation
calculation, computation, figuring, calculus, computing, ciphering
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The action of calculating or estimating something.
By that reckoning, it would take six weeks to go five miles.
- n. 2
An opinion or judgement.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- reckonings → countings, counts, tallies, enumerations…
Example sentences
- counting We are counting on spending two weeks in the Alps.
- tally It's the end of the quiz! Time to tally up the scores.
- calculation I beg to point out that your calculation is wrong.
- computation Machine learning demands a lot of computation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| reckoning | steady | |
| counting | steady | |
| tally | steady | |
| numeration | falling | |
| calculation | falling | |
| computation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- tab1
- 4 letters
- bill1, tale1, scot1
- 5 letters
- count1, score1, tally2
- 7 letters
- account2
- 8 letters
- counting2, figuring3, calculus3
- 9 letters
- computing3, ciphering
- 10 letters
- settlement3, numeration
- 11 letters
- calculation4, computation4, enumeration5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tally2 = 2 syllables).