Synonyms of avowal

avowal

noun

1

as in declaration

a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something

with jingoism rampant, the peace candidate felt compelled to make an avowal of his patriotism

Synonyms & Similar Words

• declaration
• assertion
• insistence
• claim
• affirmation
• announcement
• allegation
• proclamation
• asseveration
• protestation
• profession
• argument
• pronouncement
• justification
• avouchment
• confirmation
• vindication
• rationalization
• reaffirmation
• reason
• reconfirmation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disavowal
• question
• disclaimer
• dispute
• challenge
• refutation
• rebuttal
• denial
• contradiction
• negation
• confutation
• disproof

2

as in admission

an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself

her own avowal that she was to blame for the accident

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admission
• confession
• insistence
• acknowledgement
• acknowledgment
• assertion
• declaration
• self-confession
• concession
• claim
• affirmation
• apology
• revelation
• proclamation
• confirmation
• betrayal
• disclosure
• fault
• self-accusation
• announcement
• profession
• pronouncement
• self-reproach
• allowance
• self-betrayal
• contrition
• self-revelation
• regret
• remorse
• penitence
• repentance
• self-incrimination
• divulgence
• self-recrimination
• responsibility
• hand-wringing
• contriteness
• blame
• avouchment
• giveaway
• rue
• remorsefulness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disavowal
• denial
• rejection
• repudiation
• recantation
• disclaimer
• disallowance
• nonadmission
• renouncement