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 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 After installation, Backblaze scans your hard drive for certain file types, such as documents, media files, and downloads, and calculates the total backup size. —

Justin Pot, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026 The streamer calculates views as hours viewed divided by runtime, so when the first batch of episodes releases, the views are determined using just the runtime of the first half. —

Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026

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During training, each GPU computes a mathematical operation called a gradient on its own batch of data.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Jan. 2026
Outside of the payrolls and CPI report, the BLS also computes data on import and export prices, job openings, producer prices, productivity and other metrics.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025