Synonyms of deemed

deemed

verb

past tense of deem

as in believed

to have as an opinion

I deem it fitting that we mark this solemn occasion with a day of prayer and thanksgiving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believed
• thought
• considered
• guessed
• felt
• figured
• supposed
• imagined
• judged
• conceived
• perceived
• held
• allowed
• regarded
• reckoned
• assumed
• esteemed
• accepted
• viewed
• presumed
• relied
• depended
• trusted
• concluded
• deduced
• presupposed
• surmised
• inferred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suspected
• doubted
• questioned
• rejected
• distrusted
• mistrusted
• discredited
• disbelieved

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deemed

Before the change, Catholic teaching permitted the death penalty in cases where it was deemed the only effective means of protecting human life from a dangerous offender. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

The first flag on Gibbs was on a pass that fell well short of the receiver and could have been deemed uncatchable on a third-and-8 from the Utah 38, moving the ball to the KU 47. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026

In the meantime, a judge repeatedly deemed James mentally unfit for criminal proceedings. — Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026

He was expected to be cleared this week, but still has not been deemed probable. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

China dominates the processing and refining trade in copper, which has been deemed a national security risk by the Commerce Department. — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Anti-Japanese sentiment had motivated Amino’s move from Los Angeles to New York in 1935; the US deemed East Coast Japanese populations as more dispersed and thus less of a threat. — Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

The sometimes divisive socks-and-heels layering trend, which has been gaining steam lately, is deemed A-OK in Reese’s book. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

That difference in yields means investors are demanding much higher returns to hold debt from France compared with Germany, which is deemed a safer alternative. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026