avowal

Noun

Meaning

An open declaration; frank acknowledgment; as, an avowal of such principles.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

affirmation testimony acknowledgement avouchment word evidence oath claim recognition bond acceptance promise witness declaration guarantee
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Antonyms

challenge lie rejection contradiction denial negation
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Hypernyms

assertion asseveration averment

Hyponyms

profession affirmative reaffirmation reassertion professing

Related terms

vow avowed avow avowable avowry

Examples

He took no pains to conceal them when they were disadvantageous to his worldly interests ; and he made no boast of them, when their avowal might have been a title to favour and advancement." Source: Internet

ISBN 0-520-07836-5 This typically entails the sincere avowal of a new belief system, but may also present itself in other ways, such as adoption into an identity group or spiritual lineage. Source: Internet

Razumov falls in love with the sister and confesses his betrayal of her brother; later he makes the same avowal to assembled revolutionists, and their professional executioner bursts his eardrums, making him deaf for life. Source: Internet

While the Apple/Drake collaboration is an avowal on the state of today’s industry, it reveals little about either faction. Source: Internet

With a brief entry on Engel’s avowal (June 24). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

avowable avowableness avowably avowance avowant avowed