avowedly

adverb

avow·​ed·​ly ə-ˈvau̇-əd-lē 

1

: with open acknowledgment : frankly

an avowedly hostile review

2

: by unsupported assertion or profession alone : allegedly

… politicians remain skeptical of … avowedly democratic intentions …

—Jerry Kirshenbaum

Examples of avowedly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Saret was avowedly disinterested in the market mechanics of the art world, preferring largely to avoid fairs and biennials. —News Desk, Artforum, 3 June 2026

In recent years, even some advocates of free trade have come around to the idea that certain tariffs can be justified on strategic and national-security grounds, especially when working with an avowedly mercantilist country like China. —John Cassidy, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

Trump's interpretation of the 14th Amendment is avowedly far more restricted. —Nina Totenberg, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026

After funding three different super PACs across the Democratic primaries — UDP, Elect Chicago Women, and the Chicago Progressive Partnership — AIPAC declared victory over two more avowedly pro-Palestinian candidates in the Biss race. —David Weigel, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1635, in the meaning defined at sense 1