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 Every chat with Claude or GPT runs on the same underlying machinery that calculates spreadsheet totals and renders video games—silicon wafers etched with billions of microscopic switches, organized into specialized processors. —

Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 1 May 2026 The system calculates the movement path automatically. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026 But exactly how OpenAI calculates imminent risk — or lack thereof — remains unclear. —

Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 29 Apr. 2026 How the Social Security Benefit Formula Actually Works The SSA calculates benefits using your Average Indexed Monthly Earnings (AIME), your top 35 years of taxable wages adjusted for inflation. —

Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026 The April data comes on the heels of a March that had the third-worst drought conditions in over 130 years of records, based on another way the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calculates long-term dryness across the continental US. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026 The April data comes on the heels of a March that had the third-worst drought conditions in over 130 years of records, based on another way the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calculates long-term dryness across the continental US. —

Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026 However, the state calculates vaccination rates as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled, so the enrollment decline is factored in. —

Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026 Unlike the truckload index, which calculates rate per mile, the LTL index is calculated by rate per pound. —

Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 Apr. 2026

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Nothing about the results computes.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 May 2026
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