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 the 2010s, a series of Supreme Court decisions deemed certain categories of innovation — including some advanced software algorithms — ineligible for patenting. — Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Kiley said the Rocklin office remained closed until it was deemed safe. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Leo was deemed ready to leave hospital after blood tests and an X-ray, his doctors said ahead of his release. — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 Eight structures encompassing 13 homes were deemed too unsafe to enter. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026 In February 2025, the FDA deemed the drug likely to be effective, a formal regulatory milestone on the path to conditional approval. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026 If Mahmood is deemed ineligible due to his residency, a new election will be held. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The court ruled that the department lacked authority to collect state voter files, compare them with federal citizenship databases and use those comparisons to press states to remove voters deemed potentially ineligible. — Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 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

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Fixes for what are believed to be uncommonly severe vulnerabilities are scheduled to drop in a little more than 12 hours for PHP, a programming language that powers websites and Web applications everywhere.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Mustapha initially believed the film would be driven by its ideas about masculinity, only to discover in the edit that their friendship had become its emotional throughline.

— Essie Assibu, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of believed

Verb

That kind of visibility could introduce regenerative agriculture to sports fans who’ve never thought much about where their chicken comes from.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
On Friday, that thought process took another gigantic step, as those in charge of putting a product on television have all but signed the official paperwork to once again expand the college football playoff.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of thought

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Commonly considered one of the world’s worst invasive species, the green crab has successfully invaded every continent except Antarctica.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
However, the probability of serious adverse health effects is still considered low.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of considered

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At that same Screentime event, anyone reading between the lines might have guessed that Sarandos was getting antsy with Netflix’s current low-growth status.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
The security technology ditches the old-school password, which can easily be stolen or guessed.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of guessed

Verb

Video showed the bird squawking while Fairbarn handled it, and prosecutors said Peachy felt pain when it was pulled by its feet.

— Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Video showed the bird squawking while Fairbarn handled it and prosecutors said Peachy felt pain when it was pulled by its feet.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of felt

Verb

But their ballot is provisional, and it is not supposed to be counted until the voter is verified by state officials.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Crystal was originally supposed to perform in the first-ever episode of the show in 1975, but his segment was ultimately cut for time.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of supposed

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The sense that a resume goes straight into a black box isn’t imagined – applications per job have more than doubled since 2022, and the average company now has 56% fewer recruiters to review them.

— Owen Humphries, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Diego ended up being far more involved in the delivery than either of them ever imagined.

— Robbie Owens, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

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