CALCULATES Synonyms: 131 Similar and Opposite Words

calculates

verb

present tense third-person singular of calculate

as in computes

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 estimates

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 prepares

to work out the details of (something) in advance calculated the best route to take to the coast

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as in intends

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 relies

to place reliance or trust we know we can calculate on you following through, whatever the assignment

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Recent Examples of calculates The scale calculates 24 metrics. —

Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2026 United calculates baggage fees based on where passengers are flying, the fare class of a ticket, and any traveler membership status. —

Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026 The white paper calculates that a top-earning couple retiring at age 67 in 2026 would collect $101,000. —

Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026 About 1 million beneficiaries receive benefits of $50,000 or more annually, the CRFB calculates. —

Lorie Konish, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026 This tool scans microscope images and calculates the percentage of grain growth across the weld interface. —

Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026 Xeneta’s congestion ratio calculates the number of ships waiting to call at the port divided by the total number of vessels already docked. —

Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 Mar. 2026 The state calculates that your new car loses 5% of its value a year, so 10% over two years. —

Esme Murphy, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026 Proponents of indexing typically cite the consumer price index, but that’s only one of numerous inflation measures the government calculates. —

Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026

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That means if a gig worker or their employer computes a tip amount and requires customers to pay it, that tip isn’t tax-deductible.

— Annette Nellen, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
During training, each GPU computes a mathematical operation called a gradient on its own batch of data.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Jan. 2026