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 key to

finding the solution to

becoming cognizant of

coming to know

throwing light on

finding the answer to

becoming conscious of

getting your head round

getting to the bottom

wrapping one's mind around

simplifying

making certain of

getting the picture about

getting the message about

figuring something out

making heads or tails of

getting something straight

getting the answer to

getting answer

explicating

working something out

perceiving the meaning of

taking to mean

getting one's mind around

catching the drift of

gaging^US

measuring

pinpointing

making easier to understand

catching on to the fact

removing the complexities from

making more comprehensible

making simpler

making more intelligible

picking up what someone is putting down

seeing the light about

coming to a conclusion about

bringing to a conclusion

visualizing^US

visualising^UK

imaging

getting through one's head

becoming aware of the fact that

imagining

becoming conscious of the fact that

determining a solution to

familiarizing oneself with

making perfectly clear

feeling in one's bones

getting clued up about

getting the impression

crediting

justifying

having a funny feeling

having a feeling

putting in plain English

clueing in

explaining in simple terms

holding

getting the impression of

making easy to understand

giving the details of

making simple

clearing the air about

making more accessible

making straightforward

hitting the high spots

putting one straight

letting daylight in

making easier

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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

gaging^US

realizing^US

realising^UK

telling the difference between

getting wise to the fact

getting wind of the fact

making a distinction between

telling which is which

signalizing^US

becoming acquainted with

signalising^UK

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Verb

making financial arrangements

Present participle for to prepare something in advance

planning

preparing

organising^UK

organizing^US

moulding^UK

molding^US

modeling^US

modelling^UK

setting up

jacking up

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

making arrangements for

agreeing on

coming to an agreement

coming to terms about

making plans for

coming to terms

pulling things together

setting stage

making plans

making preparations for

mobilizing^US

marshaling^US

marshalling^UK

mobilising^UK

laying the foundations of

fabricating

making

being responsible for

getting off the ground

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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

beating one's brains out about

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

giving consideration to

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Verb

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

having a sneaking suspicion of

recognising^UK

recognizing^US

realising^UK

realizing^US

gaging^US

visualising^UK

visualizing^US

making an estimate of

taking for granted

thinking likely

cooking up

forming an opinion of

jumping to a conclusion

putting two and two together

drawing the inference

coming to the conclusion

reaching conclusion

reading between lines

reading between the lines

having a sneaking suspicion

taking something on board

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Verb

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

Present participle for to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits

getting the better of

going one better than

making a fool of

making rings round

pulling a fast one on

victimizing^US

victimising^UK

taking to the cleaners

chiselling^UK

chiseling^US

doing someone in the eye

falsifying

playing away

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Verb

Present participle for to tell about in advance

seeing handwriting on wall

gaging^US

seeing something coming

signaling^US

signalling^UK

visualizing^US

visualising^UK

coming to the conclusion

drawing the inference

having sneaking suspicion

contemplating the possibility of

modelling^UK

modeling^US

seeing in your mind's eye

taking something on board

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Verb

Present participle for to come to a judgment

Verb

Present participle for to formulate in one's mind

Verb

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