Synonyms

deemed

American

[deemd] / dimd /

adjective

assumed or judged.

No one ships cars here from the United States—it would cost you 85% duty on the deemed value of the car!

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of deem.

Etymology

Origin of deemed

deem ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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This cost has been deemed worth the value of regrowing the state’s wolf population and reaping the ecosystem benefits after they were wiped out by hunters and trappers about a century ago.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

But accommodations deemed reasonable in the classroom aren’t always practical in the workplace.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Similarly to Lineker, former Scotland striker Don Hutchison deemed it "the worst decision of all time".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

I deemed this an act of maturity and self-preservation, definitely not cowardice.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Holding kids deemed menaces to society in a place that would be completely normal if not for the twelve-foot barbed-wire-topped fences seems like someone’s bad idea of a joke.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone

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