CALCULATED Synonyms: 178 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈkal-kyə-ˌlā-təd

Definition of calculated

as in considered

decided on as a result of careful thought took a calculated risk and got in on the ground floor of the new enterprise

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verb

past tense of calculate

as in computed

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 estimated

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 planned

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

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as in intended

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 relied

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

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Those lucky enough to make it aboard became a test audience for two brand comebacks, each fiercely looking to win over a younger generation before betting on a much bigger, more calculated swing. — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026 The building’s destruction was then seen as a calculated display of anger to pressure Seoul over deadlocked nuclear negotiations with Washington. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Verb

Instead, the team calculated their color from data astronomers routinely collect—a star’s spectrum. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026 The study authors calculated a 23 percent lower cancer risk for each additional 300 milligrams (mg) of daily calcium and a 28 percent lower risk for each additional 10 g of daily fiber. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for calculated

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculated

Adjective

Food and drink Food across the resort’s various restaurants is Greek and local but with a considered twist.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
And Moke was no longer a considered tropical cyclone after skirting Hawaii as a tropical storm, the center said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of considered

Verb

Since rates are computed by dividing the number of cases by the population at risk in a specified time period, then by definition, if the number of cases stays the same but the size of the denominator shrinks, the rates will be higher.

— Nancy Krieger, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
Every decision—what to recommend, what to rank, what to suppress—is computed for that one customer at that one moment.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

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With night set to fall, many in the area were without power due to outages planned by Southern California Edison in hopes of preventing power lines downed by the winds from sparking fires.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
The band had planned to celebrate the release of its second album, Toxicity, with a free show in a Hollywood parking lot on September 3, 2001.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of planned

Verb

Sullivan touted his Bycatch Reduction Act, a bill intended to reduce excess fish caught by large commercial trawlers.

— Matthew Choi The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
The donation is intended to benefit children age 10 and under who aren’t eligible for the federal government’s separate $1,000 contribution for children born between 2025 and 2028.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of intended

Adjective

Secretary of State Marco Rubio also rejected Zelenskyy's claims that the disruptions to the system were deliberate.

— Kristin Wright, NPR, 18 Oct. 2026
In the lobby, the beams and columns join with such deliberate overelaborations as to mock the simplicity of the overall building.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of deliberate

Verb

Eventually, Universal figured the field in supporting was open enough to allow both contenders to co-exist.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Ahead of Sunday’s matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs, the Las Vegas Raiders showed all the signs of a franchise that had, at long last, figured it out.

— Pete Sweeney October 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

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