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 paper, led by a researcher named Evan Hubinger, described an experiment in which Anthropic’s team had deliberately trained AI models to behave deceptively.

— Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
Some are very hands on, others deliberately removed from almost all day-to-day decisions.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of deliberately

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The league is concerned about contracts that are vulnerable to manipulation, like field goals where a kicker could intentionally miss or a wide receiver intentionally fumbling a pass.

— Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
But even in this serious conversation, Angie can always give us a moment of comic relief (intentionally or not).

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of intentionally

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Sutskever is the moral center of the film and grows increasingly uncomfortable as Altman forges ahead with complicated AI models that have learned how to lie, willfully ignoring risks.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
For the tax years 2022 and 2023, Steve Kim willfully evaded the assessment of income tax in the amount of $155,021, while Ted Kim willfully evaded the assessment of income tax in the amount of $97,354, prosecutors said.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of willfully

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True leadership is about consciously preserving the space where original human thought can breathe, connect, and thrive.

— Stephanie Kramer, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Something shy, suggestible in the smooth plane of his cheek, baseball cap pulled low, self-consciously.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of consciously

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Florida accuses the company of knowingly engineering its platforms to be addictive to teens, and misleading consumers about its safety.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
The government can also pursue criminal charges for knowingly procuring citizenship unlawfully.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

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