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Synonyms and antonyms of figure in English

figure

noun
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The figure for “one” is “1”.

Synonyms

numerical symbol
digit
number
cipher
numeral
He named a figure that was much more than we could pay.

Synonyms

price
amount
rate
cost
quotation
sum
value
I was never much good at figures.

Synonyms

arithmetic
sums
calculations
computations
The gown showed off her lovely figure.

Synonyms

form
shape
outline
silhouette
body
physique
build
contour
cut
cast
configuration
frame
anatomy
Michelangelo was one of the great figures of the Renaissance.

Synonyms

personage
character
person
notable
eminence
force
leader
factor
presence
man
woman
She bought a scarf printed with a spiral figure.

Synonyms

pattern
design
device
motif
emblem
sign
symbol
plan
schema
diagram
illustration
drawing

figure

verb
Figure the total and I'll pay it with a check.

Synonyms

calculate
compute
count up
add up
sum
reckon
cast
find the amount of
total
tot up
foot
assess
appraise
estimate
The wallpaper was figured with rosebuds.

Synonyms

embellish
adorn
ornament
mark
pattern
variegate
diversify
I figure it must be close to three miles.

Synonyms

calculate
reckon
think
suppose
conjecture
presume
believe
judge
imagine
guess
Real historical events figure in Tolstoy's novel, War and Peace.

Synonyms

have a part
play a part
be mentioned
appear
be conspicuous
be prominent
be placed
count
shine forth
 Synonyms for figure from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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figuration
figurative
figurative expression
figurative statement
figure
figure of fun
figure of speech
figure out
figure roughly

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