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

By the time the Nielsen ratings came in, however, the president had already declared victory for the convention and himself. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

Midway through the third period, he was officially declared out for the remainder of the contest. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Haught, whose death at the time was reportedly declared a suicide, died of a gunshot wound to the head after an alleged game of Russian roulette. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Three others were declared dead after being taken to a hospital, bringing the toll to 21, Spies said. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Laguna Beach, Dana Point and Carlsbad last week declared local states of emergency, citing coastal erosion and sand loss from the effects of a south swell brought on by Hurricane Marie. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

At the time, NBA commissioner Adam Silver declared the change was intended to signal that the WNBA held equal stature with other major professional leagues. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

With the Television Academy having declared their intent to turn the Emmy Awards into a more cohesive entity, the ceremony once known as the Creative Arts Emmy Awards is now just supposed to be called The Emmys. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

In July, Kratsios declared on X that Moonshot had distilled Anthropic’s advanced Fable model to develop its Kimi K3 system. — Kevin Collier, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026