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 On Wednesday, a judge deemed Elizabeth Siders a flight risk and raised her bail from $250,000 to $550,000. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026 When a verdict on how to deal with a cadre, official, or campaign target is issued, that person, if deemed to have confessed sufficiently, is kept in the party but on terms that are revocable and conditional on the political winds. — Andrew Mertha, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026 Mahogany left the Saints game with what was initially deemed a knee injury, but it was later reassessed as a hip injury. — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Board members and commenters noted at the board meeting, held at Polk State College, that the rules still allow AI tools deemed helpful to learning but provide necessary guardrails. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deem

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During our time there, we were treated to a three-course chef’s tasting menu that was a paean to the summer; think a profusion of tomatoes, stone fruit, local soft cheeses, and edible flowers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
For example, both the United States and China plan to build bases near the moon's south pole, which is thought to harbor large amounts of water ice.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of think

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Badio, considered a key suspect, was arrested in Haiti in October 2023 after being on the run for more than two years.

— EVENS SANON, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
There will be recruiting battles and NIL headaches and portal defections and angry message boards and all the other insanity that comes with coaching at a place where fans consider 9-3 an average record rather than an accomplishment.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

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For the OGs, who couldn’t foresee the full scope of what this meant, the consequences might feel the starkest.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Venus in your career zone forms an awkward connection to Uranus in your playful 5th house, stirring tension between what looks polished and what actually feels interesting.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of feel

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Of course, one point made in the song is that nearly every American has immigrants in the family tree, however much some nationalists may like to imagine a United States that began with certain demographics in place.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
On every other dimension, however, the Cuban state is weaker than most foreign observers realize—both those on the right, who imagine an anti-American leviathan, and those on the left, who cling to the fiction of functional schools and hospitals.

— Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026

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