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

The turbines are there because SpaceXAI needs an enormous amount of electricity for Colossus 2, one of the country’s densest concentrations of computing power, where the company is training Grok, its chatbot. — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

What’s more, how much money, electricity, computing power and human brain power did OpenAI waste on this quest this past week? — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

The facilities would include what’s known as an edge computing data center, which typically is much smaller than traditional data centers and which Global Stack says would require lower utility use and no municipal water connection. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Bedrock says crews can install its sensor and computing package in a day without permanent changes to the machine. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026