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

This means taxpayers won’t be responsible for determining eligibility or calculating their own deduction as many were for their 2025 return. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Leaders in that town were also outraged and are calculating the cost of clean up with the intention of billing the firm, officials have said. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026

The bear case – that CoreWeave’s six-year useful life assumption for calculating GPU depreciation overstates operating income -- does not seem to be moving the stock. — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

That matters because payment history is an important factor in calculating your credit score. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Include all of your debt payments, such as student loans, auto loans, credit card payments and personal loans, when calculating affordability. — Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

The judge will sort that out at an evidentiary hearing in September before calculating the final interest award. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026

Sure, yeah, like a calculating murderess would just check herself into a public shelter with her real ID. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 July 2026

And without oversight, some health insurance plans have been calculating copayments inconsistently and without transparency. — Camille A. Clare, STAT, 23 July 2026