AVOUCHMENT Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

avouchment

noun

ə-ˈvau̇ch-mənt

Definition of avouchment

as in declaration

a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something your avouchment of his good intentions means he won't be disciplined

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joined around 20 other countries and the European Commission in a declaration insisting that AI remain under human control.

— Stephen Pitt-Walker, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
The declaration was a public health triumph over the virus, which is among the most contagious on Earth.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of declaration

Noun

Johnson’s sunny assertions that Republicans would defy history in the midterms, as voters traditionally have punished the president’s party in power, failed to hold.

— Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
As a most un-saintlike Mother Teresa, Dueñas gives voice to a seething, inconsolable fury, an assertion of pure, ferocious will, that exposes the preciousness of Ambrossi and Calvo’s poetic and structural conceits.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of assertion

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In a speech following Tuesday's ceremony, Netanyahu reiterated his claim that Arab politicians, who represent a minority comprising 20% of Israel's population, cannot be trusted.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
One of the reasons for the concern is that a state fund designed to support utilities and prevent bankruptcies won’t have enough money to cover claims from future fires.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026

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