Calibrated

Meaning

Carefully adjusted or fine-tuned to achieve a precise, balanced result

Origin / Etymology

From calibrate, derived from calibre, the internal diameter of a gun barrel; from French calibre via Arabic qalib (mould)

Synonyms

Measured Fine-tuned Balanced Graduated Adjusted

Antonyms

Crude Indiscriminate Blunt Haphazard

Example Sentence

"A calibrated climate finance taxonomy with green and transition tiers avoids both starving industry of capital and enabling greenwashing."

🎯 UPSC Usage

Excellent for GS2 and GS3 answers that propose a middle path between two extremes. Use to describe a policy that is neither too strict nor too loose, for example a calibrated hedging strategy in foreign policy or a calibrated regulatory response.

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