uncalculated
adjective
un·cal·cu·lat·ed
ˌən-ˈkal-kyə-ˌlā-təd 
: not planned or thought out beforehand : spontaneous
uncalculated confrontations
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Businesses that jump on the AI bandwagon without proper planning are sure to make uncalculated expenditures, operate inefficiently or become the target of dissatisfied consumers who expect responsible AI use.
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Moulik Shah, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Cohen was inspired by child-like, uncalculated sketches, challenging computers to create free-minded lines and shapes.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Menon said the man once known as Putin’s chef, because of his lucrative restaurant businesses, was not thought to be a gambler who would take uncalculated, suicidal risks.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2023
What’s more unfortunate for a child (or anyone, for that matter): pain inflicted intentionally, with calculation, or pain inflicted by an uncalculated, compulsive urge to dominate and hurt?
—Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
The Category 1 Nicole did something more damaging than fling debris of costly boardwalks and bury parking lots under uncalculated tons of sand.
—Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2022
Egypt’s first response is always uncalculated.
—Armani Syed, Time, 15 Nov. 2022
For me, dictionaries are a portal into that kind of uncalculated knowledge-seeking.
—New York Times, 13 Sep. 2021
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Moulik Shah, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Cohen was inspired by child-like, uncalculated sketches, challenging computers to create free-minded lines and shapes.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Menon said the man once known as Putin’s chef, because of his lucrative restaurant businesses, was not thought to be a gambler who would take uncalculated, suicidal risks.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2023
What’s more unfortunate for a child (or anyone, for that matter): pain inflicted intentionally, with calculation, or pain inflicted by an uncalculated, compulsive urge to dominate and hurt?
—Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
The Category 1 Nicole did something more damaging than fling debris of costly boardwalks and bury parking lots under uncalculated tons of sand.
—Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2022
Egypt’s first response is always uncalculated.
—Armani Syed, Time, 15 Nov. 2022
For me, dictionaries are a portal into that kind of uncalculated knowledge-seeking.
—New York Times, 13 Sep. 2021
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“Uncalculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncalculated. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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