CALCULATE Synonyms: 131 Similar and Opposite Words

calculate

verb

ˈkal-kyə-ˌlāt

Definition of calculate

as in to compute

to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations the family has been calculating what a week at the beach resort would end up costing

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as in to estimate

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement I calculate that this job will take another two days to finish

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as in to prepare

to work out the details of (something) in advance calculated the best route to take to the coast

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as in to intend

to have in mind as a purpose or goal I calculate to run a marathon from start to finish—even if it kills me

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as in to rely

to place reliance or trust we know we can calculate on you following through, whatever the assignment

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Recent Examples of calculate Instead of tax returns, the lender reviews 12 or 24 months of actual bank statements and calculates income from the deposits flowing through the account. — Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 To quantify this effect, the team modeled the drop as a conducting sphere hovering over a conducting wall, then calculated how the field strength scales with distance. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026 When ZipRecruiter used data about these businesses to set personalized prices, researchers found that more than 60% of customers got a price lower than an optimal rate researchers had calculated. — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 All this data was normalized and summed to calculate a score out of 100 for each destination. — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for calculate

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Liu pointed to China’s 2025 Global AI Governance Action Plan, which calls for accelerating construction of clean power, next-generation networks, computing capacity and data centers.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Since the beginning of the year, Google has directed more researchers’ time and computing resources toward improving Gemini’s coding abilities, The Wall Street Journal reported.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of compute

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Prosecutors alleged that Donna was one of the masterminds behind Markel’s murder, helping to fund the contract killing, which was estimated to cost even more than $100,000, according to court documents obtained by CNN.

— Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
National debt service is estimated to account for more than 25% of government expenses for fiscal year 2026.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of estimate

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The e-commerce giant is preparing to launch its Prime Air service in Tracy as part of a broader expansion effort that will bring delivery drones to 500 cities and towns by the end of the year.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Many of the dozens missing in its environs were foreign nationals, chiefly Indian or Indian-origin pilgrims who were returning from, or preparing to make, the journey further into Tibet to Mount Kailash, a holy site for Hindus and Buddhists.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of prepare

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Sebastian Kim, head of the content business Unit at CJ ENM, said the series had opened a door the company intends to keep pushing through.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
The city of Norman sought new funding from the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office to continue A Better Way, a project intended as an alternative to panhandling.

— Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of intend

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To get a closer look at these details, paleontologists relied on neutron imaging to see the lighter elements present in the fossils as well as X-ray imaging to look at the heavier ones.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
In Indiana alone, nearly 37,000 children waited this spring as pandemic-era aid expired, forcing foster families and low-income parents to skip groceries, juggle debt and rely on precarious patchwork care.

— Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of rely

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Tom Even non-football fans can probably guess who this one is about.

— Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
Instead of guessing the right prompt keywords, a user can simply instruct the model to track the camera left, soften the lighting or maintain a character's expression across different scenes.

— Coco Mao, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of guess

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