Synonyms of compute

compute

verb

kəm-ˈpyüt 

as in to calculate

to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations

for the test we were required to compute the answers without using a calculator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calculate
• figure
• assess
• estimate
• measure
• cipher
• evaluate
• add
• subtract
• multiply
• sum
• work out
• deduct
• count
• reckon
• add up
• divide
• average
• allow (for)
• gauge
• scale
• figure out
• solve (for)
• total
• number
• calibrate
• totalize
• appraise
• recompute
• tally
• itemize
• figure in
• value
• factor (in or into or out)
• recalculate
• rate
• refigure

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of compute

For the better part of the first quarter of this century, the rise of Big Tech has made computer science (CS), and computing education more broadly, among the most popular subjects in American higher education. — Kamau Bobb october 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

As long as demand for computing power exceeds the supply, these Big Tech titans will have the incentive to keep building. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

The researchers tested approximately 1,300 configurations of the electrical signals used to communicate with the neurons, accumulating more than 4,000 hours of real-time interaction across dozens of biological computing units. — Mike McRae 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026

In its public financial documents, SpaceX has indicated that the bulk of its future revenues are likely to come from orbital data centers that will provide the backbone of computing for artificial intelligence on Earth. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026