What is another word for figuring out ?

getting one's head around

Comprehending what someone is saying

getting to the bottom of

unraveling^US

unravelling^UK

making head or tail of

getting one's head round

recognising^UK

recognizing^US

realizing^US

realising^UK

finding a solution to

finding the solution to

becoming cognizant of

finding the answer to

becoming conscious of

getting to the bottom

getting your head round

wrapping one's mind around

making certain of

tracking down

becoming aware

scouting up

getting the picture about

figuring something out

hunting down

piercing

getting wind of the fact

getting wise to the fact

getting the message about

making heads or tails of

getting the answer to

catching on to the fact

perceiving the meaning of

gaging^US

measuring

catching the drift of

pinpointing

getting one's mind around

sighting

coming to a conclusion about

reasoning

making easier to understand

making more comprehensible

making simpler

making plainer

removing the complexities from

making more intelligible

rationalizing^US

taking meaning

picking up what someone is putting down

getting something straight

seeing the light about

working something out

bringing to a conclusion

becoming aware of the fact that

imagining

getting through one's head

imaging

becoming conscious of the fact that

determining a solution to

familiarizing oneself with

making perfectly clear

feeling in one's bones

putting in plain English

explaining in simple terms

getting clued up about

cracking the code

feeling in gut

having a hunch

getting the impression

crediting

having a funny feeling

having a feeling

holding

getting the impression of

raveling^US

ravelling^UK

reducing to the bare bones

giving the details of

making simple

clearing the air about

putting in a nutshell

breaking it down

disinvolving

getting down to basics

making straightforward

hitting the high spots

stating in layman's language

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“This puzzle is too difficult for me to figure out.”

Verb

Present participle for to find a solution to

“We need to figure out a way to fix this problem.”

Verb

Present participle for to establish or make a determination on the nature of someone or something

recognising^UK

recognizing^US

labelling^UK

labeling^US

putting the finger on

making up your mind on

putting one's finger on

telling the difference between

realising^UK

realizing^US

making a distinction between

gaging^US

telling which is which

signalizing^US

becoming acquainted with

signalising^UK

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Verb

Present participle for to prepare something in advance

planning

preparing

organising^UK

organizing^US

moulding^UK

molding^US

Verb

Present participle for to go over in one's head

taking under consideration

putting on thinking cap

using one's head

cudgeling your brains

thinking things through

giving consideration to

giving thought to

poring on

turning over in one's mind

brooding on

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Verb

Present participle for to discover (something) by guesswork or intuition

recognising^UK

recognizing^US

realising^UK

realizing^US

gaging^US

having a sneaking suspicion of

making an estimate of

taking for granted

thinking likely

cooking up

forming an opinion of

jumping to a conclusion

reading between the lines

drawing the inference

coming to the conclusion

reading between lines

arriving at

inducing

putting two and two together

having a sneaking suspicion

taking something on board

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Verb

Present participle for to reckon or calculate

gaging^US

cataloging^US

itemising^UK

itemizing^US

cataloguing^UK

finding the sum of

footing up

forming an opinion of

getting the measure of

combining

counting one by one

figuring something out

working something out

forming an impression of

keeping a running record

making an estimate of

jumping to a conclusion

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Verb

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

Present participle for to beat in a competition of wits

getting the better of

pulling a fast one on

outperforming

going one better than

victimizing^US

victimising^UK

taking to the cleaners

chiselling^UK

chiseling^US

doing someone in the eye

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Present participle for to come to a judgment

Verb

Present participle for to formulate in one's mind

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Present participle for to tell about in advance

seeing handwriting on wall

gaging^US

seeing something coming

signaling^US

signalling^UK

seeing in your mind's eye

symbolizing^US

symbolising^UK

indicating the coming of

giving every indication of

leading you to expect

holding a probability of

showing all the signs

bringing hope

giving good grounds for expecting

giving an indication of

coming to the conclusion

taking for granted

having sneaking suspicion

banking on

waiting for

preparing for

drawing the inference

contemplating the possibility of

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Verb

Present participle for form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence

reading between lines

building castles in air

running it up flagpole

gaging^US

having sneaking suspicion

seeing something coming

coming to the conclusion

contemplating the possibility of

waiting for

preparing for

drawing the inference

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