calculated

adjective

cal·​cu·​lat·​ed ˈkal-kyə-ˌlā-təd 

1

: apt, likely

2

a

: worked out by mathematical calculation

b

: engaged in, undertaken, or displayed after reckoning or estimating the statistical probability of success or failure

a calculated risk

3

a

: planned or contrived to accomplish a purpose

b

: deliberate, intended

a calculated attempt to deceive voters

calculatedly adverb

calculatedness noun

Synonyms of calculated

• considered
• deliberate
• reasoned
• measured

Examples of calculated in a Sentence

took a calculated risk and got in on the ground floor of the new enterprise

Recent Examples on the Web

And both reckon with the extent to which historical ignorance and the calculated distortion of the past threaten the foundation on which our country was built. —Francine Prose, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026

At the time, her father described the assault as a calculated ambush, not a random act of violence. —Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026

Making your hair style humidity-proof is a calculated task. —Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2026

Multiple studies conducted over the past decade show herring gulls actively read human body language and make calculated decisions about when and what to steal. —Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of calculate

First Known Use

1723, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for calculated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated