AVOUCHED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

avouched

verb

past tense of avouch

as in affirmed

to declare (something) to be true or genuine a note from my doctor avouching that my medical condition did indeed disqualify me from gym class

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as in alleged

to state as a fact usually forcefully avouched that he had never cheated on his taxes in his life

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as in declared

to state clearly and strongly she tends to avouch her opinions in such a way as to imply that anyone who thinks otherwise is an idiot

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Artist Jeff Koons has once again prevailed in a legal challenge, as a New York federal appeals court affirmed that a copyright lawsuit filed against him by artist Michael Hayden was brought too late.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
That means moving beyond confirmation bias and the comfort of having your beliefs affirmed to seek truth and accuracy.

— Rey Ramsey, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of affirmed

Verb

Officers found three victims in the direction the 15-year-old is alleged to have fired, including a 2-year-old and a person pushing a bicycle, according to court documents.

— Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 28 July 2026
The report also alleged Phillips may have collected his government salary while working on campaign activity.

— Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of alleged

Verb

Craig Harris reported at 12News that the level of fraud and unallowable purchases was not the 1% declared by voucher supporters like state Schools Chief Tom Horne, but closer to 20%.

— Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Construction on the facility began in 2020; at the time, Iran declared the facility to the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency as a future facility to assemble the centrifuges that make nuclear fuel.

— Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of declared

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That comment was relayed to our senior writer Zack Rosenblatt, who attested to Banjo’s ability entering the young coordinator’s second season on the job.

— Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 21 July 2026
The ruling upholds Illinois law, which allows mail-in ballots postmarked — or personally attested to — by Election Day to be counted up to two weeks afterward.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026

Definition of attested

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The third and final cause of action asserted by RCA sought injunctive relief against the Hus to basically stop them from continuing to complain about the warehouses.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
In particular, the prosecutors asserted that the government's basis for seeking the subpoenas was sound.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 July 2026

Definition of asserted

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An agreement was struck at £4m guaranteed plus £4m in potential bonuses based on first-team progress, with Spurs retaining a sell-on clause.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Many of the commentators dropped by ESPN had guaranteed money left on their contracts.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

Definition of guaranteed

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At his funeral back in Chicago, the boy’s mother, Mamie Till, insisted on an open casket so all the world could see what racist murderers had done to her only son.

— Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
Antonetti insisted that taking on salary would not be prohibitive.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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