CALCULATEDLY Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

calculatedly

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as in deliberately

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Recent Examples of calculatedly Some Demna-sized—as in, calculatedly oversized—tailoring, and lots of bitchy, bratty handbag holding that made the accessories a focal point of most looks in the collection. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 17 May 2026 His players were shown footage of the tackle, calculatedly riling up their ire for next week. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 May 2026 With its calculatedly severe form, the film both distills and extends melodrama to avant-garde extremes. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025

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The New York Times published a report earlier Wednesday saying the Peltola campaign coordinated with Democratic operatives to recruit a second Dan Sullivan to be on the Senate ballot to deliberately confuse voters.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
The experts concluded that wounds suggested many victims had been deliberately targeted and killed.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of deliberately

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Seventy-one percent of Americans said states should not be allowed to draw congressional districts that intentionally favor one party, according to a recent YouGov poll.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
As part of the scheme, prosecutors allege, Heflin conspired with other companies and individuals to predetermine who would win certain business, at times submitting intentionally inflated bids to schools.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of intentionally

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If officials, or private staff acting with them, willfully violated spectators’ constitutional rights, federal criminal charges could follow.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
And yes, viewers will come away with the impression that Elizabeth Holmes lied her way to fame and fortune, over and over, knowingly and willfully.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of willfully

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Balance Is Key To Emotionally Intelligent Teams As leaders, many of us consciously try to balance empathy, emotional intelligence and operational excellence.

— Dr. Manish Pratap Singh Chandel, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
The more self-consciously operatic versions aren’t necessarily closer to the composer’s intentions.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of consciously

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So could anyone who knowingly stays after police order a violent crowd to disperse, for damage done afterward.

— Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
The Justice Department also threatened to prosecute election officials individually for knowingly processing ballots cast by noncitizens.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of knowingly

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While the citations described dangerous driving, the murder charges will require the prosecution to prove that Battiloro purposely caused the deaths, Bramnick said.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Ryu knows the real truth about Ken but keeps it to himself and has become a loner, a man purposely hiding from his past cooking up a new identity in the food world.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

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