calculatedly adverb
calculatedness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty
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Recent Examples on the Web
//Previous SlideNext Slide This appears to be a calculated plan to win political support, as well as funding from NASA.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "Sizing up the contenders for NASA’s lunar-lander program," 1 Nov. 2019
//Kanye's charisma, his performance energy, his very essence are missing, a calculated denial of audience expectation.
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Adam Graham, chicagotribune.com, "Review: Kanye West’s ‘Jesus is King’ documentary is not the gospel," 25 Oct. 2019
//Blending and balancing turns a brewer into a bit of a benevolent mad scientist, but a calculated one.
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Marc Bona, cleveland, "Phunkenship set to open as Platform Beer Co.’s sour facility-taproom (photos, video)," 23 Oct. 2019
//In the wake of their Champions League final heartache in 2018, as fans wiped away their tears, the Liverpool hierarchy was already busy plotting a calculated response.
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SI.com, "Why Liverpool's Fabinho Is Simply the Best Defensive Midfielder in the Business Right Now," 2 Oct. 2019
//Statesmanship sometimes requires calculated obscurity and strategic ambiguity.
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George Will, Twin Cities, "George Will: Time is on Taiwan’s side — but it needs U.S. support," 26 Sep. 2019
//Pederson ruled July 1 that the district failed to provide a free and appropriate public education in the 2017-18 school year and to offer an individual education plan reasonably calculated to do so for the 2018-19 year.
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Annysa Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Grafton appeals decision forcing it to pay $78,000-a-year private school tuition for student with learning disabilities," 16 Aug. 2019
//Stamp: That's my goal as well, to deliver my music to a universal audience, though not in a calculated way.
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, "Thai Hitmaker Stamp & FIVE NEW OLD's Hiroshi Talk Asian Music Trends: Interview," 16 Aug. 2019
//Draft picks and a couple of calculated waiver-wire pickups have flooded the cornerback and safety spots with talented, experienced options.
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Joel A. Erickson, Indianapolis Star, "Colts have roster problems — but good ones. Loads of talent will lead to tough decisions," 22 July 2019
First Known Use of calculated
1723, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries near calculated
More Synonyms and Antonyms ofcalculated
decided on as a result of careful thought
- took a calculated risk and got in on the ground floor of the new enterprise
1
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
2
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
- called,
- conjectured,
- estimated,
- figured,
- gauged
- (also gaged),
- guessed,
- judged,
- made,
- placed,
- put,
- reckoned,
- supposed
3
to work out the details of (something) in advance
- calculated the best route to take to the coast
- arranged,
- blueprinted,
- budgeted,
- charted,
- choreographed,
- designed,
- framed,
- laid out,
- mapped (out),
- organized,
- planned,
- prepared,
- projected,
- schemed (out),
- shaped,
- strategized (about)
4
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
- I calculate to run a marathon from start to finish—even if it kills me
- aimed,
- allowed
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[chiefly Southern & Midland],
- aspired,
- contemplated,
- designed,
- intended,
- looked,
- meant,
- meditated,
- planned,
- proposed,
- purported,
- purposed,
- went
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[chiefly Southern & Midland]
5
to place reliance or trust
- we know we can calculate on you following through, whatever the assignment
More Definitions forcalculated
: carefully planned for a particular and often improper purpose