declared
Made formally known
Declared describes something openly stated or officially announced.
A declared major is one formally registered with a university.
A declared candidate has publicly announced their intention to run.
The word often implies commitment or formality: a declared enemy, a declared state of emergency.
Self-declared means proclaimed by oneself rather than recognized by others: a self-declared expert.
Established as accurate
- acknowledgedAccepted as true
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
- admittedConfessed or granted entry
- acceptedFormally agreed to
avowed · professed · endorsed · validated · certified · accredited · sanctioned · ratified
Declared in public
- statedExpressed in words
- announcedPublicly stated or declared
- pronouncedSpoken aloud formally
- broadcastedTransmitted to many receivers
published · reported · disclosed · revealed · communicated · conveyed · mentioned · relayed
Wept or shouted
- shoutedSpoke very loudly
- yelledSpoke very loudly
- exclaimedSpoke suddenly, loudly
- bellowedShouted in deep tones
proclaimed · announced · called out · blurted · asserted · insisted · thundered · boomed
Allowing one meaning only
- categoricalUnconditional and explicit
- explicitClearly and directly expressed
- emphaticExpressed with force
- expressState or fast train
definite · clear-cut · unambiguous · straightforward · direct · blunt · forthright · plain-spoken
Formally recorded or enrolled
- documentedPreserved in official records
- recordedCaptured for posterity
- filedOrganized for retrieval
- listedRecorded in a registry
gazetted · notarized · legalized · formalized · licensed · chartered · designated · appointed
confirmed
Established as accurate
- acknowledgedAccepted as true
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
- admittedConfessed or granted entry
accepted · avowed · professed · endorsed · validated · certified · accredited · sanctioned · ratified · attested
proclaimed
Declared in public
- statedExpressed in words
- announcedPublicly stated or declared
- pronouncedSpoken aloud formally
broadcasted · published · reported · disclosed · revealed · communicated · conveyed · mentioned · relayed · divulged
cried
Wept or shouted
bellowed · proclaimed · announced · called out · blurted · asserted · insisted · thundered · boomed · demanded
unequivocal
Allowing one meaning only
- categoricalUnconditional and explicit
- explicitClearly and directly expressed
- emphaticExpressed with force
express · definite · clear-cut · unambiguous · straightforward · direct · blunt · forthright · plain-spoken · point-blank
registered
Formally recorded or enrolled
- documentedPreserved in official records
- recordedCaptured for posterity
- filedOrganized for retrieval
listed · gazetted · notarized · legalized · formalized · licensed · chartered · designated · appointed · named
declaredimplied
Suggested without stating
implicit · unstated · unspoken · tacit · unexpressed
declaredundeclared
Not officially acknowledged
concealed · hidden · unacknowledged · unavowed · undisclosed
declaredundetermined
Not yet established
unresolved · uncertain · pending · undecided · open
- declare warFormally announce military action
- Declaration of IndependenceAmerica's founding proclamation
- declaration of warFormal announcement of hostilities
- declaring warFormal announcement of military action
- declared warFormally announced military aggression
- tax declarationsFormal income reports to authorities
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