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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About 78% of those surveyed believed the current administration’s policies had not helped address cost of living and inflation.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Considering Arizona quarterback Jacoby Brissett has thrown the football 65 times in those two games, and just one of those 65 has been hauled in by the player who many believed would be the face of the franchise, is alarming.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 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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First ring, first row of the Koch Theater is widely considered to have the best seats in the house.

— Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2026
It is intended to help locate missing Black people who are considered endangered because of their age or the suspicious circumstances surrounding their disappearance.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of considered

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Many correctly guessed the cinnamon-sugar dessert, which was pulled from menus in 2024, according to reports and social media users.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Who could have guessed that football genius Sean McVay would be so badly outplanned, so badly outcoached, and so unimaginably wrong on the game’s transformative play?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of guessed

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El Nino's impact will be felt differently across regions, but it is expected to jeopardize food security worldwide.

— EDNA TARIGAN, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Neither home nor sacred space, to her the building felt stuck between states, stubbornly shaking its head.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of felt

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While Gemini was never supposed to access the broader internet, a bug in the testing environment made internet access available.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Irregular was not supposed to allow the model to operate outside its servers, but due to a misconfiguration, Gemini was able to access the Internet.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 21 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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