Synonyms for declare
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Proclaim — to assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically
announce, proclaim, publish, assert, avow, state, say, swear, certify, promulgate, utter, depose, aver, affirm, tell, claim, speak, profess, deem, adjudge, hold, express
2. Reveal — to inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other…
make known, reveal, disclose, signify, manifest, divulge, communicate
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
He declared him innocent.
- v. 2
To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.
Related words
- Word family
- declarant declaration declarative declaratory declarer
- Is a kind of
- announce communicate
Forms
- Past participle
- declared
e.g. declared → announced, proclaimed, published, asserted…
Choose the right word
Declare has often an authoritative force; to declare war is to cause war to be, where before there may have been only hostilities; we say declare war, proclaim peace.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- publish Now, researchers publish their work in open access.
- assert Taiwan can't assert its independence from China.
- proclaim Gentlemen! Tomorrow we shall proclaim the Republic.
- reveal Sami didn't reveal the identity of his assailants.
- disclose She will have the courage to disclose their secret.
By length
- 3 letters
- say1
- 4 letters
- tell1, hold1, deem1, aver2, avow2
- 5 letters
- state1, claim1, speak1, swear1, utter2
- 6 letters
- reveal2, assert2, affirm2, depose2
- 7 letters
- express2, confirm2, publish2, signify3, certify3, profess2, divulge2, adjudge2
- 8 letters
- announce2, disclose2, manifest3, proclaim2
- 10 letters
- promulgate3
- 11 letters
- communicate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (aver2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- déclarer
- Italiano
- dichiarare
- Español
- declarar
- Deutsch
- erklären
- Català
- declarar