ANNOUNCED Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in proclaimed

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verb

past tense of announce

as in published

to make known openly or publicly the excited coworker announced to everyone within hearing distance that she and her husband were expecting

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Recent Examples of announced

Adjective

The announced attendance was 68,827, which was the exact capacity FIFA announced for the venue before the tournament began. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2026 The announced attendance was a capacity 80,663, which is a little under 2,000 less than full capacity for the Giants and Jets as seats had to be yanked out down low to fit the regulation soccer field into MetLife Stadium. — Andy Clayton, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026 East Atlanta has two new wine bars in the works and a bevy of new restaurants opened around the metro area this week (with even more announced). — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 13 June 2026 The announced concert lineup was heavily tilted towards legacy acts like Morris Day and Vanilla Ice, and many of them share the same booking agent in Jeff Epstein of Universal Attractions. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 29 May 2026 Bain Capital pre-announced 3-cent specials across all of 2025, then ended the year by announcing an additional 15-cent special to be paid in early 2026. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 The announced attendance that day at Wrigley was just 9,391. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026 Evan Power is chairman of the Republican Party of Florida and an announced candidate for Congress in North Florida’s Second Congressional District. — Special To The Sun-Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026 Netanyahu, 76, has made few pre-announced public appearances since the war broke out, with Iran having vowed to target him personally in retaliation for the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. — Angela Yang, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026

Verb

The heat has become so unbearable in Japan that weather officials in April announced a new term for days when maximum temperatures exceed 104 degrees — kokushobi, meaning harsh or cruel heat, according to the Japan Times. — Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Harry last saw his father in February 2024, shortly after it was announced that the monarch was undergoing treatment for cancer, though the palace never specified the type. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026 Swift and Kelce announced their engagement after two years of dating in a joint Instagram post last August. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026 The Mosquito Coast star announced her third child's birth on Instagram in March 2024. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 Several Iraqi provinces announced official holidays to allow mourners to travel. — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 Radia and Blue Water Shipping (Blue Water) have announced a strategic alliance that will combine the former’s gigantic Windrunner aircraft with the latter’s global logistics network. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026 The Newcastle Fire Protection District has officially merged with the Placer Hills Fire Protection District, officials announced in a July 2 news release. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026 No arrests have been announced, and the investigation remains ongoing. — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for announced

Adjective

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
Right now, the Softies Marshmallow 2-Piece Lounge Set, one of her proclaimed favorites, is on sale thanks to an on-page coupon.

— Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026

Definition of proclaimed

Verb

New Yorker staff writer Rachel Aviv has collected seven essays, six originally published in the magazine, under the rubric of mother-daughter stories.

— Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
The Sacramento Bee published three notable local stories on July 7, 2026, spanning law enforcement, education and public safety accountability.

— Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of published

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

Definition of publicized

Verb

The jury deliberated for about six hours on Monday and eight hours on Tuesday before the mistrial was declared.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
The driver of Ballard’s car was declared dead after they were brought to a hospital, and the passenger later died from their injuries, police said.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

Definition of declared

Adjective

Less heralded but no less impressive, Connor Ungar thrived with various ECHL teams and even showed well in the AHL with the Condors.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 28 June 2026
Italy brings the scenery, a heady dose of history, its heralded cuisine, and delicious wine, plus an appreciation of the good life that makes small moments feel like big deals.

— Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026

Definition of heralded

Verb

Negative Orkin Pest Control reviews complain about the company’s aggressive sales tactics and solicitation, services not working as advertised and some issues with inflated pricing.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 11 July 2026
El-Sayed, who is forty-one, wore jeans and a tight, black V-neck T-shirt that advertised his familiarity with the bench press; at times, his campaign style is less Bernie and more bro.

— Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

Definition of advertised

Adjective

In separate filings, both media outlets raised questions as to the validity of the NFL’s broadcast antitrust exemption, a provision established under the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Cuba’s government displayed on the broadcast nautical maps to show where the Pro-Line was spotted, its route through Cuban waters and the location where the shooting occurred.

— David Smiley, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026

Definition of broadcast

Verb

In the third week, all seven nights posted increases in occupancy, compared to the same period in 2025.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
On Thursday, the Instagram account for a lecture series in Newport Beach, CA posted a photo of what appeared to be a cease and desist letter from the surveillance technology company Flock Safety.

— Jay Peters, The Verge, 11 July 2026

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