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

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

The allegations were based on an analysis of the bars using bomb calorimetry, which measures calories by burning food and calculating the amount of heat released, a method that counts every potential calorie. — ABC News, 7 July 2026

The mortgage rate is important in calculating what monthly payments will be and the total cost of the house over time, but experts point out that's only one of many factors. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 7 July 2026

As with any heat metric, calculating the heat index involves making some assumptions about the person and the conditions around them. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

The parents allege that UC Davis included what was meant only to be an expense offset for the in-kind donations of horses in calculating the total cost of the equestrian program. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

The market is not one collective brain continuously calculating intrinsic value. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026