proclaimed
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Publicly and Officially Declared: Describes something that has been announced or stated openly, formally, and authoritatively to the public.
- Made Widely Known: Describes information, a status, or an intention that has been deliberately communicated to a broad audience.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The proclaimed king addressed the nation from the palace balcony.
- She is a proclaimed expert in the field of marine biology.
- The country's proclaimed neutrality was questioned after the treaty was signed.
Advanced Usage
- Self-proclaimed: Used to indicate that someone has declared themselves to be something, often without external confirmation or formal recognition. This can sometimes carry a skeptical or critical tone.
- He was a self-proclaimed genius, though few of his inventions worked.
- The adjective proclaimed often follows a noun to describe its officially declared status (e.g., a law, a holiday).
Variants and Related Words
- Proclaim (verb): To announce or declare something officially and publicly.
- The mayor will proclaim next Monday a city holiday.
- Proclamation (noun): The official public announcement or declaration itself.
- They issued a proclamation of independence.
Synonyms
- Declared
- Announced
- Pronounced
- Promulgated
Antonyms
- Secret
- Undeclared
- Unannounced
- Suppressed
Adjective
- declared publicly; made widely known
- their announced intentions
- the newspaper's proclaimed adherence to the government's policy