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calculated

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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/ˈkælkjʊleɪtɪd/
/ˈkælkjəleɪtɪd/
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CMU ARPABET: K AE1 L K Y AH0 L EY2 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

adj

Meaning 1

Arrived at or determined by mathematical calculation; ascertained mathematically.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

The calculated total appeared to be wrong.

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adj

Meaning 2

Carefully thought out or planned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

a calculated campaign of disinformation
We made a calculated decision not to visit them on the first day, in case we seemed too eager.
Tobacco companies develop carefully calculated media campaigns.

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adj

Meaning 3

Calculating; unemotional and analytical.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of calculate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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adjective satellite

Meaning 5

carefully thought out in advance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

a calculated insult
with measured irony

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Synonyms: deliberate, measured

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Finnish: harkittu — Carefully thought out or planned
Italian: studiato a tavolino — Carefully thought out or planned
Italian: intenzionale — Carefully thought out or planned
Swedish: beräknad — Carefully thought out or planned

Word forms

Inflections and variants

more calculated — comparative
most calculated — superlative

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: calculatedly, calculated mistake, calculatedness, calculated risk, uncalculated

Related: intended

Spelling and sound

Hyphenation and homophones

Hyphenation: cal·cu·lat·ed

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