Synonyms for

Compute

Verb / kʌˈmpju:t / Another word for compute — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

To calculate or figure out using mathematics or a computer.

Synonyms & similar words

workout reckon cipher cypher calculate figure calculate figure count tally estimate reckon total sum determine assess evaluate measure quantify gauge solve process crunch tabulate

Synonyms by register

Formal

calculate ascertain determine reckon

Informal

figure out work out do the math tally up

Literary

enumerate recount sum

Antonyms

guess estimate speculate approximate surmise imagine

Common collocations

  • compute the value
  • compute the result
  • compute the average
  • compute the total
  • compute the cost
  • compute the distance
  • compute the time

Word family

noun computation
verb compute
adjective computational
adverb computationally

Usage note

Primarily used in technical or mathematical contexts. Avoid using it for simple estimations or guesses.

Example sentences

  1. I need to compute how many apples I can buy with ten dollars.
  2. Can you help me compute the area of this circle?
  3. The computer can compute complex equations in seconds.
  4. It took me a while to compute the answer to the math problem.
  5. She used a calculator to compute her grades.

Quotes

  • The computer is incredibly fast, accurate, and stupid. Man is unbelievably slow, inaccurate, and brilliant. The marriage of the two is a force beyond calculation. - Leo Cherne
  • Life is just a quick succession of busy nothings. - Jane Austen
  • I have always been fascinated with computers, graphics, and vision, and always thought that those things will come together to make some amazing tools. - Jim Clark

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