declared

[ dih-klaird ]

adjective

1. publicly avowed or professed; self-confessed:

   a declared liberal.

Other Words From

• de·clar·ed·ly [dih-, klair, -id-lee], adverb
• unde·clared adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of declared¹

First recorded in 1645–55; declare + -ed ²

Example Sentences

If the court rules in favor of TikTok and ByteDance, then the law will be declared unconstitutional and the government is unlikely to appeal under the incoming Trump administration.

From Los Angeles Times

Reali awards, or takes away, points for each panel member based on their takes, with the person with the lowest number of points being eliminated as the show progresses until a winner is declared.

From Los Angeles Times

If this figure was substantially higher for a region than for the country as a whole, then the region could be declared a blue zone.

From Science Magazine

It also presented a dilemma for close U.S. allies in Europe, several of which declared that they would honor the warrants and the court’s jurisdiction.

From Los Angeles Times

The Commons Standards and Privileges Committee ruled the ministerial code had been broken because the trip had not been declared immediately.

From BBC

Related Words

• announced
• stated