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

Officials declared success an hour later when the spacecraft separated as planned from the rocket's upper stage. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

Parillo allegedly excluded her from LHS’s management and declared himself the company’s director, president, secretary, and treasurer. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026

In June 2025, a Franklin County judge declared EdChoice unconstitutional. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Hiroshi Yamakawa, president of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), declared the launch a success. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

In preparation for potential coastal flooding that can pour into low-lying neighborhoods, Newport Beach declared a local emergency and activated other protocols on Monday night, nearly a week before the anticipated event. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Knight repeatedly interrupted, declared him out of order and warned that he could be removed. — Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026

Nigeria was one of the countries affected, recording 20 cases before it was declared over in the country after three months. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Charlie Kirk often declared that the biblical role of the father to his child is to be their protector, both physically and spiritually. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026