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

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

If Menendez is declared the winner, his election will mark an end to the dramatic and routine telenovela-worthy disputes between Lago and Castro during commission meetings. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

Although the local law embraces triads, foursomes and other group relationships, the language bars registering of couples who have already declared other partnerships. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 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

County Clerk Monica Gordon and Treasurer Maria Pappas are unopposed and were declared winners just after polls closed, while Sheriff Tom Dart ran unopposed in the primary and faces Libertarian Brad Sandefur. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

House Democratic leadership declared victory before midnight Tuesday, putting the finishing touches on what shaped up to be a historic night for Democrats. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026

Both candidates and their surrogates immediately declared victory after the debate, which was held at the Mohegan Sun casino and broadcast live on WTNH, Channel 8. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026

Eisenkot, a former military chief of staff, earlier in the day had declared victory and said the preliminary result — which had his bloc slightly ahead — should give him the first right to try to form a government. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026