All figure out synonyms
figΒ·ure out
F f verb figure out
- hold β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- decode β If you decode a message that has been written or spoken in a code, you change it into ordinary language.
- compute β To compute a quantity or number means to calculate it.
- decrypt β to decode (a message) with or without previous knowledge of its key
- cast β The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
- fathom β a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbreviation: fath.
- lick β to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- puzzle β a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
- unlock β to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
- crack β If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
- disentangle β Free (something or someone) from an entanglement; extricate.
- hit β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- work β Henry Clay, 1832β84, U.S. songwriter.
- unearth β to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- tumble β to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs.
- certify β If someone in an official position certifies something, they officially state that it is true.
- muse β to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.
- hear β to perceive by the ear: Didn't you hear the doorbell?
- suspect β to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.
- divine β of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
- brood β A brood is a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother.
- mull β to study or ruminate; ponder.
- stew β to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
- imagine β to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
- revolve β to move in a circular or curving course or orbit: The earth revolves around the sun.
- conceive β If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.
- ideate β to form an idea, thought, or image of.
- rubberneck β to look about or stare with great curiosity, as by craning the neck or turning the head.
- notice β an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.
- separate β to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- remark β to say casually, as in making a comment: Someone remarked that tomorrow would be a warm day.
- spot β a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- discover β to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- focus β a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- note β a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- seize β to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- apprehend β If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
- register β a list or record of such acts, events, etc.
- observe β to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
- sympathize β to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed by with).
- know β to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
- possess β to have as belonging to one; have as property; own: to possess a house and a car.
- descry β to discern or make out; catch sight of
- behold β If you behold someone or something, you see them.
- view β an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.
- show β to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- describe β If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened.
- secern β to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- publish β to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
- uncover β to lay bare; disclose; reveal.