calculated

calculated

adjective

Definition of CALCULATED

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

Synonyms advised, calculated, considered, knowing, measured, reasoned, studied, thoughtful, thought-out, weighed

Related Words aforethought, premeditated, prepense; educated, informed; intentional, purposeful; designed, intended, planned, projected; careful, meticulous; foresighted, forethoughtful, provident, prudent

Near Antonyms half-cocked, ill-advised; chance, haphazard, hit-or-miss, random; aimless, desultory, purposeless; hasty, hurried, rushed; abrupt, impetuous, sudden; automatic, extemporaneous, impromptu, instinctive, spontaneous

Antonyms casual, unadvised, uncalculated, unconsidered, unstudied