put two and two together

VERB

solve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarify clear up deal with decide determine do explain figure out fix have iron out settle work out

STRONG

break construe crack decipher decode disentangle divine elucidate enlighten expound fathom get hit illuminate interpret lick puzzle reason unfold unlock unravel untangle work

WEAK

find out get right get to the bottom hit upon make a dent make out pan out think out unriddle

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complicate confuse defer destroy hesitate miss neglect put off unsettle

STRONG

agree be vague fail hide lose mend misunderstand obscure tangle twist

WEAK

pose question search wonder

Example Sentences

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Surely, the viewer can put two and two together on their own to decipher a deeper meaning within the text without the message being spoon-fed to them.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2025

Then, on Wednesday, came his "put two and two together" answer to a question about Jacob Bethell.

From BBC • May 23, 2025

While this might have come as a complete surprise to most parents, Clare quickly put two and two together.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2025

And will Belinda, who spots Greg sitting across the restaurant, put two and two together?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2025

Where Newcomen had put two and two together to make the steam engine, Desaguliers, in order to explain its working, has taken them apart again, reinventing Papin’s atmospheric wind-gun.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

put two and two together

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