deemed
Held to be
Deemed is the past tense of deem, meaning to consider, judge, or regard as.
It appears most often in formal or official contexts: The court deemed the evidence inadmissible.
Something deemed necessary has been judged so by some authority or standard.
She was deemed unfit for duty.
The word carries a sense of official pronouncement rather than casual opinion.
Considered or esteemed
counted · judged · treated · understood · interpreted · construed · perceived · conceived
Believed without certainty
- supposedAssumed to be true
- taken-for-grantedPresumed without acknowledgment
- inferredConcluded from indirect evidence
- believedAccepted as true
thought · implied · expected · anticipated · estimated · speculated · conjectured · surmised
Official court decision
- rulingFormal legal determination
- adjudicatedFormally decided a dispute
- pronouncedSpoken aloud formally
- declaredStated with authority
decreed · determined · sentenced · found · concluded · decided · arbitrated · ruled
Accepted as true
- acceptedFormally agreed to
- establishedFormally set up
- authorizedGiven official permission
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
validated · accredited · sanctioned · ratified · confirmed · approved · legitimized · official
regarded
Considered or esteemed
reckoned · counted · judged · treated · understood · interpreted · construed · perceived · conceived · taken
presumed
Believed without certainty
- supposedAssumed to be true
- taken-for-grantedPresumed without acknowledgment
- inferredConcluded from indirect evidence
believed · thought · implied · expected · anticipated · estimated · speculated · conjectured · surmised · hypothesized
verdict
Official court decision
- rulingFormal legal determination
- adjudicatedFormally decided a dispute
- pronouncedSpoken aloud formally
declared · decreed · determined · sentenced · found · concluded · decided · arbitrated · ruled · assessed
acknowledged
Accepted as true
- acceptedFormally agreed to
- establishedFormally set up
- authorizedGiven official permission
certified · validated · accredited · sanctioned · ratified · confirmed · approved · legitimized · official · entitled
deemeddisregarded
Not given consideration
disbelieved · dismissed · rejected · denied · discounted
deemedproven
Established as fact
verified · confirmed · demonstrated · established · substantiated
deemeddisregarded
Not given consideration
ignored · overlooked · dismissed · unconsidered · neglected