DEEMED Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of deemed In 2024, Footwear News deemed it one of the Greatest Shoes of All Time for its timeless design, game-changing Air technology, and unique position as a cultural chameleon through athletics, musical genres, and all style perspectives. — Olivia Cigliano, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 Young walked to the blue medical tent after the team’s first drive of the second half; he was deemed fine. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026 In the long run, Johnson said officials will study moving trains inland — an idea previously deemed too costly. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 Locally and nationally, pastry chefs are deemed ever more expendable as the costs of running restaurants skyrocket. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 Fire crews were able to extinguish the fire, but investigators were unable to enter until Friday, when it was deemed safe. — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 He was sentenced to time served since he was held involuntarily for mental health treatment until he was deemed competent to face criminal charges, the sheriff’s office said. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 The program is expected to cover about half of the debt stock deemed ‌eligible. — Reuters, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026 The views are so stunning and dramatic, Chuckanut Drive has been deemed the Pacific Northwest’s version of California’s Big Sur. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026

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It has long been believed, based on ancient accounts, that a young Alexander the Great was taught by Aristotle at Mieza.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Neighbors initially believed the person may have been trying to break into the vehicles.

— Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of believed

Verb

Balak explains that while anywhere between 9,100 and 12,000 people in Fiji are thought to have HIV, only 5,676 of these cases have been officially diagnosed.

— David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
Last year, my wife Luci and I made a decision that a lot of people in our life thought might be too risky.

— Alicia Sanchez, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of thought

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Virginia’s 5th is not normally considered a competitive district.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
The location is along the Burke-Gilman trail next to Lake Union, and is considered the trail’s access point for runners and bikers.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of considered

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Other major Chinese ports have felt the swell of containers, with Dimerco noting that ocean carriers have cut allocations and skipped calls at Qingdao to clear typhoon backlogs at southern ports.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Given that the challenge/ability relationship is not static, this balance needs to be regularly reassessed, as work that once felt challenging may eventually become routine.

— Naira Velumyan, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of felt

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Lojo figured that a drop-in facility, where people could sleep in a chair for the night, with access to a hot meal and a shower, would be perfect for him.

— Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
Celebrities, however, are a different beast than authors, though the Times figured it out.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of figured

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In my experience, the story is a gap between the people who built the system, the wildly diverse customers it’s supposed to serve and legacy infrastructure that was not designed for a diverse region like Asia Pacific (APAC).

— Wendy Johnstone, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
It wasn’t supposed to be this way for the Royals, who were coming off consecutive winning seasons.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of supposed

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His first project at the house was a film starring Demi Moore that imagined Gucci as a family business owned by a wealthy matriarch in California.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026
Inspired by Cuba and its changing political and cultural landscape, Chalayan imagined severe uniform-like shells washing away to expose new possibilities.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026

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