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

The system then calculates the exact three-dimensional coordinates where the photon hit the crystal. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

That calculates to around 250 fungal cells in one water droplet, or over 12 trillion in an Olympic-sized pool. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 July 2026

Through the Mountbatten-Windsor lineage, Phoebe’s relationship with William and Harry calculates out to third cousins. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 July 2026

The practical question is how to calculate the floating point for your business before the market calculates it for you. — Nilton Bernini, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

The Social Security Administration takes your highest-earning 35 years of work and calculates your average monthly earnings from those years, adjusted upward for subsequent growth in average wages. — Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

The White House put $5 billion behind the idea after the report’s release, though the Wall Street Journal calculates the overall cost of the overhaul at $200 billion. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 July 2026

The Social Security Administration calculates your retirement benefits by reviewing your lifetime earnings and indexing your highest 35 years of earnings to wage growth to produce an Average Indexed Monthly Earnings (AIME). — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Netflix calculates this list over a show’s initial 91-day window. — Peter White, Deadline, 21 July 2026