calculated[adjective]Synonyms: deliberate, considered, intended, intentional, planned, premeditated, purposeful
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
cal‧cu‧lat‧ed /ˈkælkjəleɪtəd, ˈkælkjʊleɪtəd/
adjective [
Word Family: adjective:
calculable ≠
incalculable,
calculated,
calculating;
noun:
calculation,
calculator;
verb:
calculate;
adverb:
calculatedly]
1. a calculated crime or dishonest action is deliberately and carefully planned – used to show disapproval:
a calculated attempt to deceive the American public2. a calculated risk/gamble something risky that you do after thinking carefully about what might happen:
The police took a calculated risk in releasing him.—calculatedly adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲