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calculating Adjective

— If someone is calculating, they plan or scheme things and only think of themselves. The cold and calculating lawyer was willing to win the case no matter what the cost.

calculating

— adjective used of persons the most calculating and selfish men in the community

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shrewd

sly

crafty

wily

tricky

skillful

shifty

sharp

nimble

foxy

dodgy

cunning

cautious

canny

cagey

astute

artful

counting

computing

mercenary

careful

calculation

scheming

calculative

conniving

clever

tightly

taking into account

solidly built

reckoning

reckoner

predatory

nervy

miserly

logistical

having a mercenary attitude

greedy

grasping

enumerating

counting on someone

counting accurately

countable

computational

computation

computable

closefisted

cheeky

checking

carrying out mercenary deeds

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Social behavior Behavior Good, moral

Bad, immoral

• What words describe someone who plans to do something bad?
  calculating scheming

Social behavior Behavior Good, moral Mature in behavior

Sensible

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  sensible thoughtful astute calculating cautious circumspect discreet discriminating foresighted judicious logical practical pragmatic prudent rational realistic reasonable sagacious sane sensible sensibly sensitive sound thoughtful wholesome