affirmation

affirmation

noun

Definition of AFFIRMATION

a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something <a sworn affirmation that he had never acted as a spy for the enemy>

Synonyms affirmation, assertion, asseveration, avouchment, avowal, claim, declaration, insistence, profession

Related Words allegation; announcement, proclamation, pronouncement; argument, justification, rationalization, reason; confirmation, reaffirmation, reconfirmation, vindication

Near Antonyms disclaimer; challenge, dispute, question; confutation, disproof, rebuttal, refutation; contradiction, denial, negation

Antonyms disavowal