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 The disruptions were brief, however, in part because a message board funded by the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, alerted election officials that the FBI had deemed the threats not credible. — Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026 The natural gas facility involved in the blowout temporarily closed and later reopened at reduced capacity after being deemed safe to operate. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 The Gilded Age costumers deemed it period appropriate, so the bowler hat seen onscreen is Letterman’s own. — Alex Zalben, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026 One small disappointment was the lack of access to the loft in my deluxe studio, tucked so high under the shed roof that it was deemed unsafe to allow guests access by ladder. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026 Then-Tribune editor Jim Squires liked to put his staff in unfamiliar situations, so sending a political cartoonist to Milwaukee to illustrate a World Series game wasn’t deemed too crazy. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 At SpaceX, projects deemed most important by leadership get the most resources. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026 Brents missed six defensive snaps Sunday in the Meadowlands with what was deemed a stinger during the game but returned to action. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026 My wheelchair was never mentioned in job interviews, while Judy was denied a teaching license because her wheelchair was deemed a fire hazard. — Rebekah Taussig, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

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Fairfield Police Chief Dan Marshall said on Monday that investigators believed the suspect had been targeting one person inside the store when the shooting occurred.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
At its heart is a figure shaped like a mountain which is believed to be the god Yúcahu.

— James Rampton, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of believed

Verb

Chris Costagli, a vice president and food thought leader at NielsenIQ, said high gas prices have worsened Americans’ concerns about affordability, and that's dampening demand for Halloween treats.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Primetime director Lance Oppenheim thought of Lipnicki for his latest role while rewatching Jerry Maguire as a reference point for the new movie.

— Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of thought

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Its Second District is considered a battleground region, with former state secretary of state Matthew Dunlap, a Democrat, still locked in a tight race against Republican former governor Paul LePage as of publication time.

— Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026
The contest to represent the northwestern Ohio district anchored by Toledo was considered by the Cook Political Report to be a toss-up before the election prognosticator changed its rating to Leans Democrat a week before Election Day.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of considered

Verb

Monahan did more digging and found out there were three adult brothers living in Boston who could have owned the canns, and DeAngelis guessed that they were made before Henry Vassall’s death in 1769.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026
That Bell was the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes was still known to only a handful of people, including Robert Louis Stevenson, who had by then guessed the truth.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of guessed

Verb

Democrats felt optimistic about taking the majority earlier in the night than some had expected after the shocking win in South Carolina.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Nobody felt that more deeply than the College Football Playoff selection committee, which raised eyebrows galore in its first attempt of the season to make sense of it all.

— Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of felt

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She’s figured centrally in the government’s efforts to find and prosecute noncitizen voters.

— Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026
At the beginning of Fatherland, no one—not even the aged Mann, played here in a quietly extraordinary performance by Hanns Zischler—has figured that out.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of figured

Verb

The roundtables definitely felt way more intense than I’d imagined and go on for a lot longer.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026
Ella Stiller never imagined herself on a legal drama, but Robert and Michelle King don’t make your traditional legal drama.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2026

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