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

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

The Houthis also declared a blockade of Saudi shipping using the Red Sea – a vital outlet for the kingdom’s crude oil since Iran has sought to block the Strait of Hormuz. — Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 8 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

River Oaks Police said the scene was secured and that, while emergency medical aid was administered, the man was declared dead at the scene. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

When the Islamic State declared its caliphate, not only did its territorial control make the group easier to target but its governing also exposed the group’s brutality. — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 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

The government had declared Monday an official day of mourning and ordered flags at government offices lowered to half-staff. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Following the tragic chain reaction, the woman was declared dead at the scene, reported WPEC. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026