Antonyms for calculation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kal-kyuh-ley-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌkæl kyəˈleɪ ʃən |
Definition of calculation
Origin :- late 14c., from Late Latin calculationem (nominative calculatio), noun of action from past participle stem of calculare "to reckon, compute," from Latin calculus "reckoning, account," originally "pebble used in counting," diminutive of calx (genitive calcis) "limestone" (see chalk (n.)).
- noun computing, estimating amount
- noun computed or estimated amount
- noun forethought
- He, Philip Crane, the man of calculation, was but a creature of emotion.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- And sure enough, we found it wuz the calculation of some on 'em.
- Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 4. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
- There is no possible position, it is said, which he did not take into calculation.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- "Ah, reason and calculation are often outdone by accident," returned the scout.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- We acted upon the calculation that a woman with her thirty per cent.
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- The banker looked at his watch, and made a calculation about the time.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- Calculation often smothers sentiment when it becomes the basis of marriage.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- But more commonly there is calculation on both sides and both are duped.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- Did you not even exercise therein your skill in calculation?
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- "I trust you will not delay the calculation," the Governor said, ushering them in with much ceremony.
- Extract from : « A Tangled Tale » by Lewis Carroll
Synonyms for calculation
- adding
- answer
- arithmetic
- canniness
- caution
- ciphering
- circumspection
- computation
- contrivance
- counting
- deliberation
- discretion
- dividing
- divination
- estimate
- estimation
- figuring
- forecast
- foresight
- judgment
- multiplying
- planning
- precaution
- prediction
- prognosis
- prognostication
- prudence
- reckoning
- reply
- subtracting
- summation
- thought
- totaling
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