DEEM Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

deem

verb

ˈdēm

Definition of deem

as in to think

to have as an opinion I deem it fitting that we mark this solemn occasion with a day of prayer and thanksgiving

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Recent Examples of deem And of the 63 cancer drugs, just 19 were deemed to have at least one high-benefit indication. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026 According to the startup’s press release, less than half of the dogs procured from overseas are typically deemed fit for service following the current three-year acquisition-and-training pipeline. — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026 The ultra-nationalist party is led by Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right firebrand once deemed too extreme to serve in Israel’s military. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026 Salsa was rescued once as a pup during an Unprecedented Mortality Event, released in 2015, re-stranded due to a fishing entanglement and deemed non-releasable by the federal government. — Valerie Greene, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deem

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But acts like this work best when there’s a discernable back-and-forth—think Starlito’s deadpan baritone next to Don Trip’s sandpaper yawp, or Method Man’s sultry bruiser clearing the way for Redman’s scrappy smart-ass routine.

— Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
Until then, it was thought bats might’ve emerged somewhere in North America, among other theories.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of think

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For that reason, Republicans believe the seat is a likely pickup this fall in what is otherwise a difficult midterm environment.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, Head of National Counter Terrorism Policing in the UK, said police believed the country Abdulkarim was assisting was Iran.

— Reuters, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of believe

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Marketed under the brand name Keytruda, pembrolizumab is considered to be something of a wonder drug in its own right, with just 30% of patients relapsing in the first two years of treatment.

— Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
Operators must consider what happens when that material eventually returns to Earth.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of consider

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Sorry to say it, but right now, guessing is what many are doing.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
That Bell was the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes was still known to only a handful of people, including Robert Louis Stevenson, who had by then guessed the truth.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of guess

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Beirut City Pop, the latest compilation by archival label Habibi Funk, tells the story of the artists who dared to imagine a life beyond war.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
For one thing, imagine an election campaign fought on populist policies such as raising welfare grants and public sector hiring sprees.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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