Synonyms of calculated

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adjective

ˈkal-kyə-ˌlā-təd 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• considered
• deliberate
• reasoned
• measured
• weighed
• studied
• advised
• planned
• careful
• thoughtful
• intended
• knowing
• informed
• thought-out
• designed
• premeditated
• projected
• intentional
• meticulous
• educated
• purposeful
• aforethought
• prepense
• prudent
• forethoughtful
• foresighted
• provident

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uncalculated
• random
• casual
• unstudied
• unconsidered
• chance
• unadvised
• haphazard
• rushed
• hurried
• hasty
• sudden
• aimless
• desultory
• purposeless
• ill-advised
• automatic
• spontaneous
• abrupt
• hit-or-miss
• impetuous
• instinctive
• half-cocked
• impromptu
• extemporaneous

calculated

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verb

past tense of calculate

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• computed
• figured
• measured
• estimated
• assessed
• evaluated
• added
• subtracted
• multiplied
• divided
• counted
• summed
• gauged
• reckoned
• worked out
• averaged
• deducted
• ciphered
• scaled
• calibrated
• allowed (for)
• recalculated
• figured in
• figured out
• totaled
• totalized
• added up
• tallied
• solved (for)
• appraised
• itemized
• rated
• valued
• numbered
• factored (in or into or out)
• recomputed
• refigured

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimated
• figured
• made
• guessed
• supposed
• gauged
• judged
• put
• reckoned
• placed
• called
• concluded
• understood
• conjectured
• deduced
• extrapolated
• reasoned
• inferred
• gathered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measured
• computed
• calibrated
• scaled
• worked out

3

as in planned

to work out the details of (something) in advance

calculated the best route to take to the coast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planned
• designed
• prepared
• plotted
• organized
• arranged
• devised
• charted
• projected
• outlined
• choreographed
• shaped
• budgeted
• mapped (out)
• drafted
• laid out
• blueprinted
• framed
• contemplated
• intended
• schemed (out)
• strategized (about)
• figured
• contrived
• sketched
• conspired
• intrigued
• aimed
• meant
• had on
• got up
• machinated
• concerted
• premeditated
• put up
• meditated

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intended
• planned
• contemplated
• hoped
• meant
• proposed
• aimed
• looked
• designed
• went
• tried
• wished
• attempted
• considered
• allowed
• purported
• figured on
• aspired
• meditated
• purposed
• plotted
• dreamed
• accomplished
• achieved
• performed
• debated
• struggled
• executed
• effected
• endeavored
• pondered
• strove
• mulled (over)
• schemed

5

as in relied

to place reliance or trust

we know we can calculate on you following through, whatever the assignment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relied
• counted
• depended
• stood on
• leaned
• looked to
• reckoned
• called on
• figured on
• banked on
• committed
• trusted
• entrusted
• confided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suspected
• questioned
• distrusted
• mistrusted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of calculated

Adjective

Those lucky enough to make it aboard became a test audience for two brand comebacks, each fiercely looking to win over a younger generation before betting on a much bigger, more calculated swing. — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

The building’s destruction was then seen as a calculated display of anger to pressure Seoul over deadlocked nuclear negotiations with Washington. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Verb

The Russians calculated the satellite’s orbit at a maximum of 560 miles above the earth and its speed at 18,000 miles an hour. — The Learning Network, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Wegmans choice to build its first store in south Charlotte appears carefully calculated. — Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2026