CALCULATE Synonyms: 131 Similar and Opposite Words

calculate

verb

ˈkal-kyə-ˌlāt

Definition of calculate

as in to compute

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

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as in to estimate

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

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as in to prepare

to work out the details of (something) in advance calculated the best route to take to the coast

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as in to intend

to have in mind as a purpose or goal I calculate to run a marathon from start to finish—even if it kills me

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as in to rely

to place reliance or trust we know we can calculate on you following through, whatever the assignment

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Recent Examples of calculate Understanding the rules and calculating your expenses, funding gap and available federal loan amounts is essential. — Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Along with the prequel series Queen Charlotte, the Bridgerton-verse accounted for 180 million worldwide views (calculated as total hours watched divided by run time) in the first half of the year. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026 Brad Setser, a former US Treasury official now with the Council on Foreign Relations, calculates that China has the capacity to produce 55 million cars, close to two-thirds of global demand — and that number is rapidly increasing. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Your credit score may vary depending on which credit bureau is used to calculate your score. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for calculate

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The issue is that AI technology iterates extremely fast, causing related equipment and computing assets to depreciate rapidly, whereas financing debts are long term, creating a maturity mismatch risk.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Later developments in complexity theory pointed in directions that seem even less related to computing.

— Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of compute

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While preparing to enter the state in February, Buc-ee’s sued the northern Ohio holding company for Mickey Mart gas stations, arguing its Mickey the Moose logo could be confused with Buc-ee.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
The recent engine burn was designed to prepare for that jaunt.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of prepare

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Analysts warn that if tech companies rely increasingly on debt to fund AI expansion, higher interest rates could drive up borrowing costs.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Instead of relying on conventional stereo cameras, the system processes visual differences between the left and right images to build a more accurate 3D understanding of a scene.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of rely

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Anthropic has seen incredible traction with enterprise customers, and there figures to be considerable overlap between the companies' customer bases.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Nabil and Sliman laughed at how the leather soon stank before Nabil could figure it all out.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of figure

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Trust grows when transformation is communicated clearly instead of left for others to guess.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2026
Their performances keep the audience guessing about both characters until Holloway finally brings the pieces together in a tremendously satisfying finale.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

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