Figure
Figure verb - To decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement.
Usage example: let's figure the juice in the pan to be about a cup and just add it to the mix
Reason is a synonym for figure in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Reason" instead a verb "Figure", when it comes to topics like think, understand.
How words are described
| good | good figure | good reason |
| better | better figure | better reason |
| similar | similar figure | similar reason |
| original | original figure | original reason |
| Other adjectives: single, actual, real, large, big, little, main, important, key, new, major. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Or Springer, though for some reason he can't figure out, Prowl doesn't think this would be a good idea.
Source: Sketchy Successor -
Part of the reason they go insane is because they think Tannim is thinking about alchemical terms (and they can't figure out what the terms mean because he really isn't).
Source: Cool and Unusual Punishment - Even Mary Jane herself can't quite figure out the reason why she continues to fight crime for no apparent or rational reason.
Source: Fan Fic / Ultimate Spider Woman
Cite this Source
Reason and Figure. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/figure/reason
Figure & Reason. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/figure/reason>.
Reason or Figure. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/figure/reason.
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