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adjective

Definition of calculatingnext
1
as in shrewd

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2
as in cunning

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verb

present participle of calculate
1
as in figuring
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 estimating
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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3
as in planning
to work out the details of (something) in advance calculated the best route to take to the coast

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

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Recent Examples of calculating
Adjective
Even Alex becomes too entangled in her students’ dealings and ends up suffering at the hands of one of the more calculating boys. — Rebekah Frumkin, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019 And experts believe that his intuitive style could throw the more calculating Caruana, who has faced time crunches already in this championship, off-balance. — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2018
Verb
Get comfortable calculating it accurately, because a sloppy SDE calculation is one of the fastest ways to lose credibility with a serious buyer before negotiations even begin. — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Members would research and recommend a new method for calculating how much property owners pay for landscaping, lighting and other services. — Haley Parsley august 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Attendees may make a habit of circling conflicts and calculating whether ten minutes of one set is worth the hike before another begins. — Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 From creator and executive producer Meriwether, 20th Television and Searchlight Television, Furious follows an FBI agent, Alice Black (Emmy Rossum) on the hunt for a mysterious and calculating female serial killer (Lola Petticrew). — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 Back in 2019, Uber famously cited a total addressable market (TAM) of $6 trillion by calculating the total mileage value of all personal cars and public transport worldwide. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Its more consequential proposal, however, is a new approach to calculating wool’s carbon footprint that produces dramatically lower results than conventional life-cycle assessments. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026 Ilie and Ghodla modeled the environment in which the resultant black hole seeds would exist and merge, calculating merger rates and the influence on the gravitational wave background. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026 When calculating how much a subscription costs in comparison to the country’s average income, the prices paid across Europe are not quite as contrasting as the plain figures. — George Edwards, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculating
  1. shrewd
  2. cunning
  3. figuring
  4. estimating
  5. planning
  6. intending
  7. relying
  8. cagey
Adjective
  • With just over a month remaining before the start of training camp, Perry has reportedly made another shrewd salary cap move to avoid the NBA luxury tax.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Goretzka is viewed as a shrewd potential signing, owing to his experience, leadership and physicality.
    — Aston Villa, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of shrewd
Adjective
  • Supporters of the administration view this back and forth as a cunning ploy to buy time for the United States to position itself more advantageously for a confrontation.
    — Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Owen is bamboozled by a cunning opportunist, handcuffed, and robbed in his underwear.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of cunning
Verb
  • But with a rookie head coach figuring it out on the fly, the floor may be much lower.
    — The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • If the worst does happen, you’re not left figuring it out alone.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of figuring
Verb
  • Under a local payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement, SpaceX will make a $20 million upfront payment and at least $25 million annually for 25 years, with the state estimating more than $820 million in direct local payments under the agreement.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The estimating work was performed over just three days and autonomously, meaning ground operators did not participate.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of estimating
Verb
  • Scenario planning moves from an annual event to a quarterly discipline.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The festival will also open one day earlier than in previous years, on Tuesday, October 6, giving audiences greater flexibility in planning their visits and screenings.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of planning
Verb
  • Prosecutors said the witness was not intending to be inflammatory and asked that the jury be instructed to dismiss the statements from Heilbrun on her religion.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The supposedly knowing and intending AI now becomes a political actor.
    — Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of intending
Verb
  • An increasing number of investors are paying attention to how tech giants are relying more heavily on debt financing to fund their AI expansion.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The higher prices come as Apple continues relying heavily on services revenue.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of relying
Adjective
  • The energy for the index’s final thrust out of the trading range was provided by the negative, confused market response to Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s intentionally cagey July press conference.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Carr has been cagey on the potential outcome of the license renewal proceeding.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
Definition of cagey

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“Calculating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculating. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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