Synonyms for calculating
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having the ability to calculate.
an early calculating device
- adj. 2
Serving one's own interests in an unemotional, analytical manner.
Example sentences
- shrewd I know that Tom is a very shrewd businessman.
- scheming I know what you're scheming to do.
- conniving I'm very aware of his conniving ways.
- calculative A calculative person, aren't they.
- chary He is chary of offending people.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| calculating | steady | |
| shrewd | steady | |
| scheming | rising | |
| conniving | rising | |
| calculative | rising | |
| chary | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hard1, wary2
- 5 letters
- canny2, chary2
- 6 letters
- crafty2, shrewd1
- 7 letters
- careful2, guarded2
- 8 letters
- cautious2, scheming2
- 9 letters
- conniving3
- 11 letters
- circumspect3, calculative
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wary2 = 2 syllables).