DECLARED Synonyms: 265 Similar and Opposite Words

declared 1 of 2

adjective

as in stated

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as in proclaimed

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verb

past tense of declare

as in announced

to make known openly or publicly she chose to declare her presidential aspirations at her college alma mater

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as in insisted

to state as a fact usually forcefully she would declare her innocence to the whole world if she could

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as in asserted

to state clearly and strongly our guest enthusiastically declared that the pie was the best he had ever eaten

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as in revealed

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs though she was silent, her expression declared her unwillingness to go along with the others

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Before Kenya reported its case, there had been no active cases outside Congo since Uganda declared its outbreak over in late August. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 Busan Mayor Park Chun Jae-soo declared the festival open, delivering his first opening-night address as mayor. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026 The Malibu City Council declared a local emergency in November 2023 over dangerous conditions on PCH, weeks after a speeding driver struck and killed four Pepperdine University students along the highway. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Nigeria President Bola Tinubu declared three days of mourning and directed flags to be flown at half-mast throughout the country to mourn the victims. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 Attempting to de-escalate the scare, Rospotrebnadzor declared the regional sanitary situation stable after secondary testing showed no traces of dangerous pathogens linked to Shipilova’s research. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 In what is considered Clone Saga’s most controversial twist in the books, Ben Reilly at one point is declared the real Spider-Man and Peter Parker the clone — a switch that eventually was reversed after backlash from fans. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 On Monday, The New York Times reported that FBI employees had received an internal email that declared the hack to be a cybersecurity incident and acknowledged that personal information of some employees had been stolen. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 If everything is declared nonnegotiable, there is no strategy. — Jochen Schwenk, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for declared

Adjective

But the most revealing aspect of the operation may be its stated objective of shaping what the world sees, hears and thinks about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

— Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Its stated objective is to deliver roughly 80% of the capability planned for the Army’s Precision Strike Missile Increment 4 at a substantially lower cost per missile.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of stated

Adjective

Stitched together, these scenes form a meandering narrative that responds to Wilson’s own proclaimed curiosities, but also apertures onto thornier and more existential topics.

— Lila Allen, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2026
Its proclaimed intention was not merely to change the ways of art and literature but to transform life itself.

— Susan Rubin Suleiman, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

Definition of proclaimed

Verb

The McDonald County Clerk's office announced later that day that the Big Sugar Gravel permit had been approved.

— Glory Reitz, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
The organization reported more than 13 percent growth in demand for Made in Green in its 2025-26 annual report, announced in September.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of announced

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Yet policymakers repeatedly insisted that Vietnam was the place where American credibility had to be demonstrated and established.

— Christopher Nichols, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
The comments drew swift condemnation from California leaders, even as the White House communications director, Steven Cheung, insisted the president’s remarks had been taken out of context.

— Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of insisted

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His comments come after the NFL filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court on Thursday, which supported New Jersey regulators and asserted that sports contracts on prediction markets fall under gambling and not financial swaps.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
During the briefing, Vance asserted that these schools are improperly using J-1 visas, the main class of visa used by international postdocs, to bring in cheap labor rather than relying on domestic researchers.

— Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of asserted

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The new Type 01—revealed today in New York—will be judged by the same standards, with the arguments already begun and the marque, again, putting its future on the line.

— Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026
The fest revealed the titles, including 21 world premieres and three international premieres, on Wednesday.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of revealed

Adjective

California’s At-Will Rule Sets the Baseline California Labor Code section 2922 establishes the state’s general rule for employment without a specified term.

— William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The trust can then make payments to the seller or other named beneficiaries for life or for a specified period.

— D. Scott Kenik, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of specified

Adjective

These are two of the more publicized stories of his generosity and attachment to Louisville, but 2X says the support Miller has offered the city goes well beyond the Robertson and Tyus families.

— Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
The board of directors then pushed Haney out as CEO amid highly publicized quarreling.

— Molly Liebergall, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025

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