avowedly

Adverb

Meaning

as acknowledged

by open declaration

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

true admittedly professedly confessedly accepted apparently acknowledged openly evidently ostensibly professed overtly reputedly ramblingly cursedly
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Antonyms

actually virtually improper careless negligent ambiguously
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Examples

Their avowedly undefinable position, if it be not capable of logical characterisation, seems to me to be characterised by an angry hatred of strict logic, and even some disposition to rate any exact thought which interferes with their doctrines as all humbug. Charles Sanders Peirce

Even today - in blithe disregard to his actual philosophy - Smith is generally regarded as a conservative economist, whereas in fact, he is more avowedly hostile to the motives of businessman than most New Deal economists. Robert Heilbroner

Even today - in blithe disregard of his actual philosophy - Smith is generally regarded as a conservative economist, whereas in fact, he was more avowedly hostile to the motives of businessmen than most New Deal economists. Adam Smith

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their policy has been avowedly Marxist Source: Internet

Susan Smith was professedly guilty of the murders Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

avowed avowed house avowed intent avowedness avowee avower