calculated

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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

calculated

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past tense and past participle of calculate

Synonyms of calculated

Adjective

• considered
• deliberate
• reasoned
• measured

Examples of calculated in a Sentence

Adjective

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Interestingly, none of our 25 calculated ‘breaches’ outside of the pandemic years saw a club exceed the 115 per cent threshold, which would now incur a sporting sanction. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

For decades, departments like finance, operations and product have operated under this standard of calculated risk. — Tobin Thomas, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Instead, your transaction is completed at the next calculated NAV. — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

Eggers noted the system isn’t perfect, but said the point is to take calculated risks—which is why the checks are relatively small. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from past participle of calculate

First Known Use

Adjective

1723, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for calculated

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