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单词 calculatingly
释义

calculating

adjective

cal·​cu·​lat·​ing ˈkal-kyə-ˌlā-tiŋ How to pronounce calculating (audio)
1
: making calculations
calculating machine
2
: marked by prudent analysis or by shrewd consideration of self-interest : scheming
calculatingly
ˈkal-kyə-ˌlā-tiŋ-lē How to pronounce calculating (audio)
adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Even Alex becomes too entangled in her students’ dealings and ends up suffering at the hands of one of the more calculating boys. Rebekah Frumkin, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019 And experts believe that his intuitive style could throw the more calculating Caruana, who has faced time crunches already in this championship, off-balance. Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

calculating

adjective

cal·​cu·​lat·​ing ˈkal-kyə-ˌlā-tiŋ How to pronounce calculating (audio)
: carefully thinking about and planning actions for selfish or improper reasons
a calculating criminal

calculatingly

adverb

1
as in deliberately

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • deliberately
  • designedly
  • circumspectly
  • studiedly
  • hesitatingly
  • hesitantly
  • tentatively
  • haltingly
  • falteringly
  • slowly
  • leisurely

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • hurriedly
  • hastily
  • rashly
  • cursorily
  • precipitously
  • precipitately
  • recklessly
  • impulsively
  • thoughtlessly
  • impetuously
  • headlong
  • automatically
  • impatiently
  • haphazardly
  • headily
  • glancingly
  • hotfoot
  • headfirst
  • hotheadedly
  • pell-mell
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2
as in cunningly

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • cunningly
  • craftily
  • slyly
  • insidiously
  • underhandedly
  • furtively
  • slickly
  • cannily
  • artfully
  • sharply
  • archly
  • shiftily
  • deceitfully
  • deceptively
  • slily
  • deviously
  • underhanded
  • falsely
  • dishonestly
  • underhand
  • unctuously
  • flatteringly
  • pretentiously
  • sycophantically
  • artificially
  • affectedly
  • hypocritically
  • insincerely
  • unnaturally

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • ingenuously
  • innocently
  • naively
  • naturally
  • sincerely
  • naïvely
  • unaffectedly
  • simply
  • artlessly
  • genuinely
  • unpretentiously
  • guilelessly
  • truly
  • honestly
  • openly
  • unfeignedly
  • freely
  • openheartedly
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