Synonyms of calculating

calculating 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in shrewd

Related Words

• shrewd
• cagey
• deliberate
• canny
• foresighted
• thoughtful
• provident
• slow
• forethoughtful
• foresightful
• careful
• cautious
• wary
• watchful
• vigilant
• observant
• circumspect
• awake
• considerate
• chary
• hypercautious
• attentive
• guarded
• conservative
• ultracautious
• ultracareful
• heedful
• gingerly
• advertent
• regardful
• alert
• safe

Dissimilar Words

• careless
• reckless
• regardless
• heedless
• unsafe
• unmindful
• impetuous
• unguarded
• bold
• unwary
• rash
• negligent
• venturesome
• brash
• inattentive
• thoughtless
• inconsiderate
• incautious
• lax
• asleep
• remiss
• imprudent
• neglectful
• injudicious
• forgetful
• inadvertent
• indiscreet
• unintentional
• unplanned
• absentminded

2

as in cunning

Related Words

• cunning
• misleading
• tricky
• crafty
• duplicitous
• deceptive
• insidious
• subtle
• sneaky
• deceitful
• dishonest
• underhanded
• devious
• twisting
• indirect
• underhand
• verbose
• wandering
• prolix
• circular
• tortuous
• winding
• rambling
• circumlocutory
• sinuous
• serpentine
• long-winded
• meandering
• curvy
• circuitous
• crooked
• roundabout

Dissimilar Words

• direct
• straightforward
• straight
• open
• honest
• plain
• forthright
• frank
• candid
• undisguised
• unconcealed

calculating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of calculate

1

as in figuring

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

• figuring
• computing
• estimating
• measuring
• assessing
• evaluating
• adding
• multiplying
• dividing
• subtracting
• counting
• summing
• gauging
• ciphering
• deducting
• working out
• averaging
• scaling
• adding up
• reckoning
• calibrating
• allowing (for)
• solving (for)
• appraising
• totalizing
• totaling
• tallying
• figuring out
• rating
• valuing
• recalculating
• figuring in
• numbering
• itemizing
• factoring (in or into or out)
• recomputing
• refiguring

2

as in estimating

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

• estimating
• figuring
• gauging
• guessing
• making
• judging
• supposing
• putting
• reckoning
• placing
• calling
• understanding
• conjecturing
• reasoning
• inferring
• concluding
• deducing
• extrapolating
• gathering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measuring
• scaling
• computing
• calibrating
• working out

3

as in planning

to work out the details of (something) in advance

calculated the best route to take to the coast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planning
• preparing
• designing
• organizing
• plotting
• arranging
• devising
• charting
• projecting
• shaping
• outlining
• budgeting
• mapping (out)
• choreographing
• drafting
• blueprinting
• framing
• laying out
• scheming (out)
• figuring
• contemplating
• strategizing (about)
• contriving
• intriguing
• conspiring
• intending
• sketching
• aiming
• machinating
• getting up
• concerting
• meaning
• having on
• meditating
• premeditating
• putting up

4

as in intending

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

• planning
• intending
• contemplating
• looking
• hoping
• trying
• going
• aiming
• meaning
• designing
• proposing
• wishing
• meditating
• attempting
• aspiring
• purporting
• considering
• allowing
• purposing
• plotting
• figuring on
• dreaming
• pondering
• debating
• struggling
• striving
• effecting
• executing
• achieving
• endeavoring
• performing
• accomplishing
• scheming
• mulling (over)

5

as in relying

to place reliance or trust

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relying
• counting
• depending
• leaning
• standing on
• looking to
• calling on
• trusting
• reckoning
• banking on
• figuring on
• committing
• confiding
• entrusting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questioning
• suspecting
• distrusting
• mistrusting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of calculating

Adjective

Even Alex becomes too entangled in her students’ dealings and ends up suffering at the hands of one of the more calculating boys. — Rebekah Frumkin, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019

And experts believe that his intuitive style could throw the more calculating Caruana, who has faced time crunches already in this championship, off-balance. — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2018

Verb

In Nolan and Hathaway’s interpretation, Penelope is a more calculating power player, keeping at bay the wolfish suitors who show up hoping to take Odysseus’ place and working the angles to preserve her son’s chance of assuming the throne. — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 July 2026

These are employees of Swiss Timing, a sister company of Swiss watchmakers Tissot, first responsible for calculating the Tour’s time gaps in 1988. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 July 2026

For enterprises calculating the total cost of AI transformation, the distinction is material. — Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

With ground stations tracking satellite orbits and calculating their positions, the Transit system was designed to allow the US Navy’s Polaris ballistic missile submarines to pinpoint their own locations anywhere in the world. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is good at calculating the costs of physical items, from a cotton swab to the wear and tear on a CT scanner. — Katie Palmer, STAT, 16 July 2026

Unfortunately, most people are far more likely to run into questions of budgeting and investing than, say, calculating the area of a triangle (some professions aside). — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 13 July 2026

The company then looked at which chains operate in each state, separating them by the lowest- and highest-priced and then calculating the percentage difference between them. — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 13 July 2026

The other target of $72 derives from calculating the lows from 2023 to the breakout in 2025. — Jay Woods, CNBC, 9 July 2026