CALCULATEDLY Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

calculatedly

adverb

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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Havenith said deliberately wetting clothing can provide evaporative cooling, including for older adults who may not sweat as effectively.

— Aya Diab, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Meta Platforms — The Instagram and Facebook owner jumped 3% after the company and state attorneys general reached a settlement in a case that claimed Meta deliberately made its applications addictive for teenagers.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of deliberately

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California was among dozens of states that sued Meta in 2023, alleging in a lawsuit that the social media giant intentionally designed harmful and addictive features to hook children while misleading the public about the dangers.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The payout is part of a massive multistate settlement resolving claims that Meta intentionally designed its products to be addictive and knowingly exposed young people to mental harm.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of intentionally

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On March 24, a jury in New Mexico ruled that the social media giant willfully violated consumer protection laws by harming children's mental health through its deceptive product design.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
Voters should understand that these decisions are made willfully and with plenty of warnings.

— Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of willfully

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The art of the Intifada was a symbolist art that consciously addressed its own population, not the international art world.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
This suggested that dreams were drawing on the events of the day—even for people who could not consciously recall them—and working with them somehow.

— Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of consciously

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Only one person in this friend group is knowingly connected to a violent cult, so are we supposed to view him as a potential suspect?

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
The payout is part of a massive multistate settlement resolving claims that Meta intentionally designed its products to be addictive and knowingly exposed young people to mental harm.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of knowingly

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The museum in the book is a purposely generic version of a recognizable major art museum like the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
The company first disclosed in July that during a cybersecurity exam, a combination of its AI agents with internal safeguards purposely lowered escaped their testing environment through a previously unknown bug.

— Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

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