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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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

That contrasts with the 'shock and awe' approach that underpinned the sweeping 'Liberation Day' levies announced in April 2025, which sent markets plummeting. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 27 July 2026 It was first announced during 2012’s Star Wars Celebration, with the voice cast including Green, Felicia Day, Donald Faison, Seth MacFarlane, Andy Richter, Jennifer Hale, and Zachary Levi. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The panel announced in November that a complaint had been received and was under review, but no other details were shared at the time. — Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 27 July 2026 The Gilan governorate announced an airstrike on an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 27 July 2026 The arrests mark the first criminal charges announced in the investigation. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026 In a statement released Friday, the NFL stated that an investigation concluded that Gold provided confidential information about the Cardinals’ 2026 NFL draft selections before they were publicly announced. — Doug Haller, New York Times, 20 July 2026 The lineup, announced this past week, signaled a feel-good, family-friendly procession of fan favorites, and that's exactly what the performers delivered. — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 19 July 2026 There is no radiological material known to be at the site, which Iran had not previously announced as targeted throughout the war. — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 19 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

The team’s social media department was preparing the stream in advance and accidentally published the link.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 July 2026
The barrier islands were the only North Carolina locale to make the coveted list published Tuesday, July 7.

— Kimberly Tutuska, Charlotte Observer, 22 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

Craig Harris reported at 12News that the level of fraud and unallowable purchases was not the 1% declared by voucher supporters like state Schools Chief Tom Horne, but closer to 20%.

— Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Construction on the facility began in 2020; at the time, Iran declared the facility to the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency as a future facility to assemble the centrifuges that make nuclear fuel.

— Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 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

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

There are currently 175,000 live jobs on Greenhouse’s platform—and on average, for every job ad posted, around 254 job seekers are applying, pushing applications per recruiter up by 412%.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Bohm has been free on bail that was posted shortly after the case was filed against him eight days after the crash.

— City News Service, Daily News, 27 July 2026

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