Antonyms for calculating
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kal-kyuh-ley-ting |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl kyəˌleɪ tɪŋ |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for calculating
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