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avow

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of avow

1 to state as a fact usually forcefully
  • They avowed that the colonization of Mars in our lifetime is not only possible but probable.
Synonyms of avow

affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, claim, contend, declare, insist, maintain, profess, protest, purport, warrant
Words Related to avow

announce, broadcast, proclaim

argue, rationalize, reason

confirm, justify, vindicate

defend, persevere, support, uphold

reaffirm, reassert
Phrases Synonymous with avow

put forth
Near Antonyms of avow

abandon

disavow, disclaim, disown, negate, negative, reject, repudiate

challenge, dispute, question

confute, disprove, rebut, refute

contradict, counter
Antonyms of avow

deny, gainsay
2 to state clearly and strongly
  • They avowed their undying love for each other.
Synonyms of avow

affirm, assert, aver, avouch, declare, guarantee, lay down, profess
Words Related to avow

advance, advertise, boost, plug, promote, publicize

announce, blaze, call, proclaim, pronounce, say

accent, accentuate, emphasize, stress, underline, underscore

advocate, champion, defend, espouse, support, uphold

assure, convince, persuade

explain, justify, rationalize

reaffirm, reassert
Near Antonyms of avow

minimize, understate

disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook

Synonym Discussion of avow

acknowledge, admit, own, avow, confess mean to disclose against one's will or inclination. acknowledge implies the disclosing of something that has been or might be concealed.
    • acknowledged an earlier peccadillo
admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications.
    • admitted the project was over budget
own implies acknowledging something in close relation to oneself.
    • must own I know little about computers
avow implies boldly declaring, often in the face of hostility, what one might be expected to be silent about.
    • avowed that he was a revolutionary
confess may apply to an admission of a weakness, failure, omission, or guilt.
    • confessed a weakness for sweets

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