calculated

cal-cu-lat-ed · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Done with full awareness of the likely consequences; deliberate and intentional.

  2. 2.

    Determined by mathematical computation.

  3. 3.

    (of a person) Acting in a scheming, coldly rational way.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    calculated risk — a risk taken after careful consideration of the potential consequences
  • •
    cold and calculated — deliberate and without emotion

Related words

Antonyms: impulsive, spontaneous, unplanned
See also: calculate, deliberate, intentional, premeditated
Synonyms: deliberate, intentional, planned, premeditated

Etymology

Past participle of calculate, from Latin calculare ("to reckon, compute"), from calculus ("pebble, small stone used for counting").