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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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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Recent Examples of calculated
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
Bro cultures often incite overconfidence and a lack of calculated risk-taking, creating real financial implications for the companies where these exclusive networks exist.
—Teresa Hopke, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Kaya Genç, The Dial, 9 June 2026
The impact, the group suggests, would make rural communities especially vulnerable because disaster thresholds are calculated against statewide population.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 9 June 2026
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Adjective
Bridges, too, saw a calculated decline in minutes this season, though kept his perfect attendance streak intact.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
Bro cultures often incite overconfidence and a lack of calculated risk-taking, creating real financial implications for the companies where these exclusive networks exist.
—Teresa Hopke, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Verb
Ezgi Başaran, a scholar at Oxford University, calculated that 30 municipalities in Turkey, representing 28 million people, are run by politicians not elected by their citizens because of these arrests.
—Kaya Genç, The Dial, 9 June 2026
The impact, the group suggests, would make rural communities especially vulnerable because disaster thresholds are calculated against statewide population.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculated
Adjective
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And, ultimately, being a writer who borrows from life is something that should be gone about in a considered way, because life matters.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
22 Apr. 2026
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And, no surprise, by doing things a proper way and a considered way and casting the right people, what happens?—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Maybe the fact of a soulmate’s illness and death cannot ever be computed, resists computation.—
Hannah Kauders,
Literary Hub,
3 Dec. 2025
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The simulation hypothesis does not have to mean that people in the simulation are only soulless, computed AI inside someone else’s creation.—
Rizwan Virk,
The Conversation,
13 Nov. 2025
Verb
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At the time of my visit, there was one guest room building that had not yet opened, estimated to be completed in October.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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It’s estimated that there may have been as many as 10 million elk in North America at the time of European settlement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Protests are planned to last as long as lawmakers are in session or committee.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
9 Dec. 2025
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Boasberg issued a temporary restraining order and ordered that the planes be turned around, but Justice Department attorneys said his oral instructions directing the flight to be returned were defective, and the deportations proceeded as planned.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
8 Dec. 2025
Verb
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This indictment should send a clear message that theft of government funds intended for qualified citizens will not be tolerated.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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This material is for illustration and discussion purposes and not intended to be, nor construed as, financial, legal, tax or investment advice.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
8 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Part of students' grades relied on their performance in the bi-weekly skits, according to the report.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has already led Gulf countries to seek alternatives to the narrow waterway, which most had relied on for the bulk of their trade flows.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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Deng has made this a deliberate part of how Poké House grows.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The deliberate blackouts, commonly known as Public Safety Power Shutoff, or PSPS, events, are affecting homes and businesses in eight counties north and west of Sacramento County.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Another design figured the view of the pyramids shining against a gradient sky.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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But, if nothing else, the Yankees figured the right-handed Goldschmidt could be a weapon off the bench against southpaws while continuing to mentor Rice at first and providing veteran leadership.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2026
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“Calculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculated. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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