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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Verb

Pike was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996, and the Tennessee Supreme Court later affirmed her convictions and sentence.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Recently affirmed as a distinct species related to the ever-pricey Tyrannosaurus rex, rather than a juvenile of it, Jodi couldn’t best its distant cousin at auction.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of affirmed

Verb

Others charged registered to vote and cast their ballots the same day despite not being eligible, the DOJ alleged.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026
Perry did not specifically request testimony from Mecklenburg, who has since retired under protest and alleged in court that Boutros threw her under the bus to protect himself.

— Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of alleged

Verb

Leading up to the election, many traditional conservatives broke ranks and declared support for Hinojosa.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
If Menendez is declared the winner, his election will mark an end to the dramatic and routine telenovela-worthy disputes between Lago and Castro during commission meetings.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of declared

Verb

In reality, there are masses of eco wins, attested to by being the first resort in the Balearics to be certified by BREEAM, an independent international body which assesses criteria such as energy, land use, pollution and waste.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Jill’s frenetic comings and goings that week attested to the long-running strains on her personally, dealing with the Bidens’ troubled family life while Joe did his job being president.

— Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of attested

Verb

The man on the line claimed a Mexican drug cartel had kidnapped her 37-year-old daughter.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
While protests in France have claimed most international attention, large demonstrations are also rocking many European cities Saturday from Milan to Madrid, Lisbon and Tirana.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of claimed

Verb

Assistant District Attorney Jason Judd asserted at a pretrial conference that the expert would be material, or critical, at trial and that representatives of the state had met in person with the expert.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026
JetBlue, which has tied a large portion of its financial future to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, left the ranks of the discounters some time ago, Harteveldt asserted.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of asserted

Verb

Each depositor is guaranteed up to 228 million Paraguayan guaraníes, or about $38,000, from a central bank fund, the regulator said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Ratings describe the forecasters’ assessments of each race based on polling and fundamental assumptions, but they are not guaranteed outcomes.

— Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna, Time, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of guaranteed

Verb

Until now, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has insisted the men were still alive and being held by gangs.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
Putin has long insisted that Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which Russia has tried — and failed — to fully capture over more than four years of war have always been Russian.

— Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

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