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  • past tense form of deem.
  • past participle of deem.
Synonyms

deemed

American  
[deemd] / dimd /

adjective

  1. 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

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of deem.

Etymology

Origin of deemed

deem ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Query why emoluments get the backhand, and this clause is sort of forgotten and maybe implicitly deemed as this backwater.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2026

But this may shift, and so Goldman has run a screen for companies currently deemed most likely to benefit from AI adoption, with a particular focus on how the technology may reduce labor costs.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

At the end of April, the group said it had reinstated a regional parliament, which had been deemed illegitimate.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Many of these delinquencies fall into the bucket of “severely derogatory” loans, meaning lenders have generally deemed them uncollectable.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

“I deemed it prudent,” said the deeper-voiced goblin.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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