Synonyms of declares

declares

verb

present tense third-person singular of declare

1

as in announces

to make known openly or publicly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• announces
• proclaims
• publishes
• advertises
• discloses
• promulgates
• posts
• publicizes
• blares
• reveals
• heralds
• enunciates
• promotes
• broadcasts
• runs with
• trumpets
• releases
• annunciates
• sounds
• blazes
• beats the drum (for or about)
• flashes
• gives out
• reports
• introduces
• disseminates
• shows
• informs
• spreads
• placards
• cries
• barks
• notifies
• calls (off or out)
• rings
• blazons
• divulges
• imparts
• manifests
• features
• bulletins
• tolls
• apprises
• communicates
• gazettes
• bills
• puffs
• intimates
• knells
• advises
• billboards
• plugs
• hands down
• blurbs
• kithes
• pitches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conceals
• withholds
• suppresses
• recalls
• silences
• revokes
• retracts
• hushes (up)
• recants

2

as in insists

to state as a fact usually forcefully

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insists
• alleges
• claims
• asserts
• contends
• announces
• maintains
• proclaims
• affirms
• argues
• professes
• purports
• avows
• avers
• protests
• confirms
• warrants
• defends
• puts forth
• justifies
• avouches
• reasons
• rationalizes
• reaffirms
• vindicates
• broadcasts
• reasserts
• upholds
• perseveres
• supports

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denies
• rejects
• abandons
• repudiates
• disclaims
• disavows
• negates
• refutes
• challenges
• gainsays
• disputes
• disowns
• contradicts
• counters
• disproves
• rebuts
• questions
• negatives
• confutes

3

as in asserts

to state clearly and strongly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asserts
• proclaims
• announces
• professes
• affirms
• says
• explains
• guarantees
• avows
• avers
• justifies
• pronounces
• defends
• lays down
• promotes
• advertises
• emphasizes
• assures
• convinces
• publicizes
• avouches
• upholds
• stresses
• underscores
• underlines
• persuades
• advocates
• accentuates
• reaffirms
• calls
• espouses
• boosts
• advances
• rationalizes
• supports
• reasserts
• plugs
• blazes
• champions
• accents

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizes
• ignores
• neglects
• understates
• overlooks
• disregards

4

as in reveals

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

• reveals
• displays
• shows
• demonstrates
• betrays
• exposes
• manifests
• communicates
• evinces
• announces
• discloses
• proclaims
• gives away
• sounds
• bespeaks
• uncovers
• advertises
• bares
• publicizes
• airs
• broadcasts
• uncloaks
• blazes
• unbosoms
• trumpets
• projects
• placards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• belies
• misrepresents
• falsifies
• distorts
• twists
• disguises
• camouflages
• hides
• conceals
• covers
• obscures
• gilds
• garbles
• masks
• glosses (over)
• occludes
• varnishes
• veils
• whitewashes
• counterfeits

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of declares

Below that line, oil can only be legally released if the President formally declares a severe domestic or international energy supply emergency. — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

The Counter View On GitHub Before anyone declares a changing of the guard, look at what the adoption data will show over the next two quarters. — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Trump declares his 'number one goal' in negotiations with Iran as ceasefire set to expire. — FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

What, one wonders, is the appropriate response to someone who bursts into the room waving $197 million of other people’s money and declares job one is making sure your flying car has a place to land? — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

D’Arcy closes the window with an air of steely resolve, and in doing so declares the Rhaenyra who might have mourned her half-sister as dead and gone. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

The site declares that beans reign supreme in blue zones and stand at the heart of longevity eating everywhere, pointing to black beans in Nicoya, lentils and garbanzo and white beans across the Mediterranean, and soybeans in Okinawa. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Kelly looks into the camera and declares the Fairway attorney and former Obama Commerce Department official has the strength, judgment and backbone to continue her legacy. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

If the school declares an emergency, students may be provided with prepared text messages to keep their parents or guardians informed. — Chaewon Chung updated July 6, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026