Synonyms of declared

declared 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in stated

Related Words

• stated
• avowed
• specified
• explicit
• definite
• express
• unequivocal
• specific
• unambiguous
• definitive
• categorical
• clear-cut
• unmistakable
• comprehensive
• sure
• exhaustive
• complete
• univocal
• certain
• full
• distinct
• clear
• lucid
• literal
• well-defined
• understandable
• exact
• direct
• plain
• intelligible
• precise
• comprehensible
• straightforward
• simple

Dissimilar Words

• inferred
• implied
• implicit
• ambiguous
• vague
• indefinite
• equivocal
• unclear
• dark
• obscure
• circuitous
• incorrect
• enigmatic
• cryptic
• inaccurate
• imprecise
• unintelligible
• inexplicit
• incomprehensible
• inexact
• unspecific

2

as in proclaimed

Related Words

• proclaimed
• announced
• publicized
• posted
• advertised
• disclosed
• heralded
• published
• aired
• broadcast
• promulgated
• unclassified
• divulged
• prevalent
• widespread
• spotlighted
• current
• rife
• well-known
• shared
• nonclassified
• general
• reported
• communal
• popular
• public
• reputed
• open
• rumored

Dissimilar Words

• classified
• private
• confidential
• secret
• privy
• undisclosed
• unannounced
• covert
• clandestine
• withheld
• unadvertised
• personal
• revoked
• reserved
• collusive
• conspiratorial
• concealed
• surreptitious
• suppressed
• undercover
• repressed
• stifled
• intimate
• underhanded
• retracted
• underhand
• silenced
• recanted

declared

2 of 2

verb

past tense of declare

1

as in announced

to make known openly or publicly

she chose to declare her presidential aspirations at her college alma mater

Synonyms & Similar Words

• announced
• proclaimed
• published
• advertised
• promulgated
• posted
• disclosed
• trumpeted
• publicized
• heralded
• released
• revealed
• blared
• broadcast
• enunciated
• sounded
• promoted
• placarded
• reported
• ran with
• blazed
• flashed
• annunciated
• blazoned
• gave out
• introduced
• beat the drum (for or about)
• showed
• barked
• disseminated
• cried
• rang
• spread
• called (off or out)
• notified
• informed
• featured
• manifested
• billed
• tolled
• imparted
• gazetted
• divulged
• bulletined
• puffed
• intimated
• apprised
• communicated
• billboarded
• plugged
• knelled
• advised
• handed down
• blurbed
• kithed
• pitched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• withheld
• suppressed
• concealed
• recalled
• silenced
• revoked
• retracted
• hushed (up)
• recanted

2

as in insisted

to state as a fact usually forcefully

she would declare her innocence to the whole world if she could

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insisted
• claimed
• alleged
• asserted
• announced
• contended
• maintained
• proclaimed
• affirmed
• protested
• argued
• professed
• averred
• avowed
• confirmed
• purported
• put forth
• warranted
• defended
• reasoned
• avouched
• justified
• rationalized
• broadcast
• vindicated
• reaffirmed
• upheld
• supported
• reasserted
• persevered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denied
• abandoned
• rejected
• repudiated
• disclaimed
• challenged
• disavowed
• questioned
• disputed
• negated
• gainsaid
• disowned
• refuted
• rebutted
• disproved
• countered
• negatived
• contradicted
• confuted

3

as in asserted

to state clearly and strongly

our guest enthusiastically declared that the pie was the best he had ever eaten

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asserted
• proclaimed
• announced
• professed
• affirmed
• said
• explained
• guaranteed
• averred
• avowed
• justified
• laid down
• pronounced
• defended
• promoted
• advertised
• avouched
• convinced
• emphasized
• upheld
• assured
• publicized
• stressed
• advocated
• underscored
• persuaded
• championed
• called
• plugged
• underlined
• blazed
• accented
• reaffirmed
• advanced
• boosted
• espoused
• accentuated
• supported
• reasserted
• rationalized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• minimized
• neglected
• disregarded
• overlooked
• understated

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revealed
• displayed
• showed
• demonstrated
• betrayed
• manifested
• exposed
• communicated
• evinced
• announced
• proclaimed
• sounded
• disclosed
• gave away
• uncovered
• advertised
• bared
• aired
• publicized
• bespoke
• broadcast
• projected
• trumpeted
• blazed
• unbosomed
• placarded
• uncloaked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misrepresented
• belied
• distorted
• disguised
• twisted
• falsified
• camouflaged
• covered
• concealed
• hid
• obscured
• masked
• whitewashed
• veiled
• garbled
• occluded
• glossed (over)
• varnished
• gilded
• counterfeited

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of declared

Verb

The Associated Press declared Matsui the winner Tuesday afternoon over Vang, a Sacramento City Council member who entered the race pushing for a new generation of Democratic leadership. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

Sanaa was declared the political capital and Saleh the interim president, with Aden as the economic capital, Beidh as the vice president, and Attas as the prime minister. — Manfred W. Wenner All, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Nov. 2026

The company's board of directors also declared a quarterly cash dividend of 53 cents per common share. — Deena Zaidi,darla Mercado, Cfp®,fred Imbert, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

Hegseth similarly declared victory during an April press conference. — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

Jacobs points out that last month Canada’s outbreak was declared over. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2026

Hoover had declined to concede Friday after Slavensky declared victory for the 7th Assembly District. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026

Leading up to the election, many traditional conservatives broke ranks and declared support for Hinojosa. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026

The race for Kansas governor remained neck and neck late Tuesday, with no clear winner declared. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026