reckoning with
Coming to terms
Reckoning with means confronting or coming to terms with something difficult—a truth, a legacy, a consequence.
The phrase implies sustained engagement rather than quick acknowledgment: The nation is still reckoning with its history of slavery.
You reckon with problems that don't resolve easily, that demand reflection or action over time.
- accountingMaintaining financial records
- settling accountsResolving financial obligations
- grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
- coming to termsAccepting a difficult truth
- reflectionReturned light or thought
contemplation · taking stock · truth · hard truths · moment of truth · culpability · consideration · soul-searching · consequences · confrontation · facing up · closure · ownership · answerability · self-awareness · duty · admission · reality
reckoning withavoiding
Deliberately staying clear
evading · dodging · sidestepping · ducking · shying away from
reckoning withdenying
Refusing to acknowledge
dismissing · suppressing · disavowing · whitewashing · glossing over
reckoning withneglecting
Failing to attend to
tuning out · blocking out · compartmentalizing · ignoring · disregarding
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