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deeming

VERB

regard, consider

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allow assume believe expect feel presume suppose suspect

STRONG

account appraise calculate conceive conjecture credit divine esteem estimate guess hold imagine judge know reckon sense surmise think understand view

WEAK

be afraid daresay set store by

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disbelieve

STRONG

disregard forget ignore misinterpret mistrust misunderstand neglect

Example Sentences

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The commission typically closely guards such documents, deeming them confidential and only for the eyes of its commissioners.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

In 2023, judges halted the trial, deeming the wheelchair-bound Kabuga "unfit to participate meaningfully" in proceedings, but he was ordered to remain detained awaiting provisional release.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Raman and Pratt are right in deeming Bass the old guard of a beat-up city — but the old guard didn’t get there without knowing how to win.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Construction on the ballroom has been stop-and-go since late March, when a federal judge halted progress after deeming it to be wildly illegal absent congressional approval.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Mainly because as each of us gets better and wiser in our particular areas of expertise, we have to toss everything and start over, deeming the old material to be childish and unprofessional.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman