Synonyms for calculating

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kal-kyuh-ley-ting

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl kyəˌleɪ tɪŋ

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Définition of calculating

Origin : 1710, "carrying out calculations," present participle adjective from calculate. Meaning "shrewdly or selfishly seeking advantage" is attested from c.1810.

adj scheming to manipulate

Example sentences :

Into her calculating ambition had come a new and destroying element.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Calculating the instant to a nicety, he paid off the sheet and pulled up the tiller.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

He faltered; a worried and calculating look shadowed his small eyes.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

He is a cold, calculating man, who rules all who come near him.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

That's what I mean, Mr. Wentworth, by calculating the voyage.'
Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr

You have heard me described as cold-hearted, calculating, selfish—'
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

There was nothing of the cold, calculating villain about him.
Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

And this, surely, must be the work of the calculating and rational principle in the soul?
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

Away with the cold, calculating love that talks to itself about cost!
Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael

"Of course, and we were calculating that you would," said Mary sweetly.
Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Antonyms for calculating

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