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Synonyms for deem

Most common

suppose condemn presume adjudge consider

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Regard — to judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence

think, regard, think of, believe, account formal, adjudge, suppose, presume, esteem, condemn, look upon, opine, count, adjudicate, appraise, imagine, calculate, rule on, fancy, conceive, estimate, arbitrate

2. Hold

hold, take for

3. Declare — to adjudge, to decree

declare, ordain

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence.

  2. v. 2

    To adjudge, to decree.

  3. v. 3

    To hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard as being; to evaluate according to one's beliefs; to account.

    She deemed his efforts insufficient.

Related words

Word family
deemer
Is a kind of
think

Forms

Past participle
deemed
e.g. deemed → regarded, believed, accounted, adjudged…

Example sentences

  • suppose I suppose we're a little too indulgent to the dog.
  • condemn Would you condemn your friend for the same thing?
  • presume Don't presume to tell me how to raise my children!
  • consider I do not consider her choice of music a happy one.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
deemfalling
supposerising
condemnsteady
presumesteady
adjudgefalling
considersteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
hold1
5 letters
think1, count1, fancy2, opine2
6 letters
regard2, esteem2, repute2, ordain2
7 letters
believe2, account2, imagine3, suppose2, declare2, condemn2, presume2, adjudge2
8 letters
consider3, estimate3, conceive2, appraise2
9 letters
calculate3, arbitrate3
10 letters
adjudicate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fancy2 = 2 syllables).