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Synonyms

declared

American  
[dih-klaird] / dɪˈklɛərd /

adjective

  1. publicly avowed or professed; self-confessed.

    a declared liberal.


Other Word Forms

  • declaredly adverb
  • undeclared adjective

Etymology

Origin of declared

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

Example Sentences

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The Philippines has already declared a national energy emergency—and elsewhere in Asia-Pacific, major economies such as Japan and South Korea have around 4 to 10 weeks of coverage, says PGIM.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“Our goal at the end of the day is to ensure that victims are compensated for their loss,” Clarke declared.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Two years ago, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang declared that the ultimate goal was to make it so "nobody has to program" or code.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

All of which means the final picture will be messy, and take a while to become clear, with results declared at different times in the days after 7 May.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

When the United States declared war, it had a large and modern navy but a small, poorly equipped army, only the seventeenth largest in the world.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman