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
Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
This is not a calculated pivot toward higher productivity.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
They were calculated efforts to deny the regime legitimacy, money, and time.
—Duncan S. Demarsh, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
The film focuses on their heated debate, as some wish to fight their oppressors while others argue for a calculated escape.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
This is not a calculated pivot toward higher productivity.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Verb
The spokesperson said information about how utilities are calculated is provided to residents.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
They were calculated efforts to deny the regime legitimacy, money, and time.
—Duncan S. Demarsh, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculated
Adjective
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Credit scores typically range from 300 to 850, with scores of around 670 and higher considered good.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
29 Dec. 2025
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Still, others are happiest at a considered farm stay or upstate hideaway, where the pleasure lies in quiet mornings and befriending animals on the farm.—
Livia Caligor,
Architectural Digest,
23 Dec. 2025
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Today, pi has been computed to over 200 trillion digits, using algorithms whose foundations trace back to Ramanujan’s ideas.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
6 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
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Federal prosecutors have estimated Medicaid fraud alone may have reached billions of dollars in recent years.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
15 Jan. 2026
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Defensive tackle Poona Ford (elbow) was estimated as a limited participant on Wednesday.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
15 Jan. 2026
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More than 50 stores are planned for Denver and Colorado Springs, supported by a distribution center in Aurora.—
Denver Post,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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All other dates in South America and Mexico City will continue as planned.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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The state has argued that males have biological advantages over females, and that the law was intended to protect women’s sports.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Jan. 2026
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The state only has to prove that McKee intended and accomplished the murders.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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To help fill the gap, the research team relied on data from 27,670 adults in Sweden recruited to provide dietary data between 1991 and 1996.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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Their analyses relied on rigid formulas that ignore the dynamics of companies driven by invention, rapid scaling, and exponential growth.—
Shane Goodwin,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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However, what is missed is that these moves are far more deliberate actions, part of a larger tactical pattern.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The shift is abrupt and deliberate, marking the threshold between Seminyak’s glorious disorder and the calm seclusion of the Oberoi Beach Resort, Bali.—
Arion McNicoll,
TheWeek,
12 Jan. 2026
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Many brands still haven’t figured it out.—
Andrea Bossi,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2026
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With a permanent outdoor rink built to NHL standards and a massive video board already in place two miles east of downtown Hastings, and the fiscal support of myriad sponsors jumping into the fray, organizers of Hockey Day Minnesota 2026 figured 24 hours just wouldn’t be enough.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Calculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculated. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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