Synonyms of calculates

calculates

verb

present tense third-person singular of calculate

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• computes
• figures
• assesses
• evaluates
• estimates
• adds
• measures
• subtracts
• multiplies
• divides
• counts
• reckons
• sums
• works out
• deducts
• averages
• adds up
• factors (in or into or out)
• gauges
• tallies
• allows (for)
• ciphers
• totals
• scales
• solves (for)
• figures in
• itemizes
• appraises
• totalizes
• calibrates
• recalculates
• figures out
• numbers
• values
• rates
• recomputes
• refigures

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimates
• makes
• supposes
• figures
• puts
• judges
• guesses
• reckons
• gauges
• calls
• understands
• concludes
• infers
• places
• extrapolates
• deduces
• gathers
• conjectures
• reasons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measures
• computes
• scales
• calibrates
• works out

3

as in prepares

to work out the details of (something) in advance

calculated the best route to take to the coast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prepares
• organizes
• plans
• arranges
• designs
• charts
• plots
• outlines
• devises
• choreographs
• shapes
• budgets
• maps (out)
• schemes (out)
• projects
• contemplates
• lays out
• blueprints
• strategizes (about)
• intends
• drafts
• frames
• contrives
• conspires
• means
• aims
• figures
• intrigues
• has on
• sketches
• meditates
• concerts
• gets up
• machinates
• puts up
• premeditates

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intends
• plans
• contemplates
• means
• proposes
• goes
• looks
• aims
• tries
• hopes
• purports
• wishes
• purposes
• aspires
• allows
• considers
• designs
• meditates
• attempts
• figures on
• strives
• ponders
• performs
• executes
• achieves
• plots
• accomplishes
• struggles
• dreams
• debates
• schemes
• effects
• mulls (over)
• endeavors

5

as in relies

to place reliance or trust

we know we can calculate on you following through, whatever the assignment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relies
• counts
• depends
• leans
• stands on
• looks to
• reckons
• banks on
• calls on
• confides
• trusts
• commits
• figures on
• entrusts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suspects
• distrusts
• questions
• mistrusts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of calculates

To meet electricity demand through 2030, the IEA calculates annual grid investment must increase by about 50% from today’s $400 billion per year. — ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026

Those figures come from the Florida Divison of Elections, which calculates turnout differently than the county supervisor of elections. — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026

That stake has been reduced by 75% since 2023 at what Bary calculates is an average selling price around $200 per share, well below AAPL's current $342. — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

Instead of relying entirely on a direct hit, the fire-control system calculates an appropriate detonation point based on the target’s flight path. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

The assessor calculates the value of each property in Cook County. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

Natalie calculates that a seven-day trip gives a group roughly 100 waking hours together. — Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

In combination with more aggressive Russian tactics and hard-right Ukraine skepticism in Europe, Putin calculates Ukraine will eventually be broken, isolated and defeated. — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026

The company calculates that this shift has resulted in a 20,790 ton reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, compared to using virgin materials. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026