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Synonyms for calculate

27 synonyms
2 meanings

verb

Most common

count estimate forecast compute

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Compute — to determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process

compute, estimate, figure US, reckon, count, work out, forecast, consider, number, rate, weigh, count on, depend, add up, plan, look, rely, reckon out, deem, bank, swear, cast

2. Direct

Other

intend, account dated, suppute dated

Definitions

v. 1
To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.
Calculate the square root of 3 to 10 decimal places.
v. 2
To determine values or solutions by a mathematical process; reckon.

Related words

Word family: calculable calculated calculating calculative calculation calculus calculator

Forms

Past participle: calculated
e.g. calculated → computed, estimated, figured, reckon'd…

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To calculate is to use more complicated processes, as multiplication, division, etc., more rapid but not less exact.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

count When angry, count ten; when very angry, a hundred.
estimate How much time do you estimate you need to do that?
forecast I wonder what’s the weather forecast for tomorrow.
compute Can you compute the distance of the moon from the earth?

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
calculate		rising
count		steady
estimate		falling
forecast		falling
compute		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: aim¹
4 letters: look¹, plan¹, bank¹, rate¹, cast¹, rely², deem¹
5 letters: count¹, swear¹, weigh¹
6 letters: number², figure², direct², depend², intend², reckon²
7 letters: account², compute², suppute
8 letters: consider³, estimate³, forecast²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rely² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: calculer
Español: calcular
Deutsch: kalkulieren
Català: calcular