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- [kal-kyuh-ley-tid]
- /ˈkæl kyəˌleɪ tɪd/
- /ˈkæl.kjʊ.leɪ.tɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kal-kyuh-ley-tid]
- /ˈkæl kyəˌleɪ tɪd/
Definitions of calculated word
- adjective calculated If something is calculated to have a particular effect, it is specially done or arranged in order to have that effect. 3
- adjective calculated If you say that something is not calculated to have a particular effect, you mean that it is unlikely to have that effect. 3
- adjective calculated You can describe a clever or dishonest action as calculated when it is very carefully planned or arranged. 3
- adjective calculated If you take a calculated risk, you do something which you think might be successful, although you have fully considered the possible bad consequences of your action. 3
- adjective calculated undertaken after considering the likelihood of success or failure 3
- adjective calculated deliberately planned; premeditated 3
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Origin of calculated
First appearance:
before 1715 One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1715-25; calculate + -ed2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Calculated
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
calculated popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for calculated
adj calculated
- determined — If you are determined to do something, you have made a firm decision to do it and will not let anything stop you.
- reckoned — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
- tallied — an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- figured — ornamented with a device or pattern: figured silk; figured wallpaper.
- premeditated — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
adjective calculated
- considered — A considered opinion or act is the result of careful thought.
Antonyms for calculated
adjective calculated
- spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
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