to calculate

Examples

• All

• In my work, yes, calculated risks.

  Philadelphia (1993)

• So it appeared to you that it was a cool, calculated and deliberate act.

  Murder in the First (1995)

• I always accepted it as a calculated risk that goes along with wearing this uniform.

  Fiction book (1994)

• They want us to make cold, calculated decisions.

  Terminator Salvation (2009)

• It was a calculated risk that seems to have worked.

  Project Ithaca (2019)

• After completing the questionnaire, students will calculate their scores and discuss them.

  Academic text (2000)

• Normally, her self-revelations were strictly calculated; she didn't like to give too much away.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Moreover, the chief appeal of Castro and his movement was its calculated ideological ambiguity.

  Academic text (1994)

• The alterations described here attest to a calculated, radical architectural move to revise synagogue orientation to Jerusalem.

  Academic text (1992)

• The engineer carefully calculated the dimensions of the bridge to ensure its safety and stability.

Synonyms

D

to design

vsto calculate

481 2.8

To plan with a specific aim in mind

focuses on tailoring the plan for a specific result or person

A

to aim

vsto calculate

304 1.5

To direct remarks or products at a particular group

adds careful planning to reach that goal for particular people

F

to formulate

vsto calculate

59 4.5

To create and describe an idea, plan, or theory clearly

is focused on careful planning aimed at a particular result or group

D

to direct

vsto calculate

14 3.4

To plan something for a certain group of people

is broader about careful planning for a particular result or person

Antonyms

I

to improvise

141 4.0

Do something without planning, using what you have

How Deliberate

to scheme

14 6.5

to calculate

62 3.2

design

942 2.8

to plan

∞ 1.0

to improvise

141 4.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology