deemverb [ T not continuous ]
uk/diːm/us/diːm/formalC2 to consider or judge something in a particular way:
[ + obj + noun/adj ] The area has now been deemed safe.
[ + noun/adj ] We will provide help whenever you deem it appropriate.
[ + obj + to infinitive ] Anyone not paying the registration fee by 31 March will be deemed to have withdrawn from the offer.
More examples
- The story was deemed too controversial and so they spiked it.
- She is currently deemed to be the best British athlete.
- This survey is deemed to be a reliable barometer of public opinion.
- Safflower oil is low in the sort of fats that are deemed to be bad for people's health.
- It is deemed bad manners in some cultures to speak with your mouth full of food.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Guessing, supposing and suspecting
- approximate
- as much idiom
- call
- conjecture
- consider
- delusional
- divine
- fall
- jump
- jump to conclusions idiom
- mark
- mark sb down as sth
- misjudge
- pluck
- pluck sth out of the air idiom
- presume
- smell
- speculate
- think
- think of sth/sb
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