Synonyms of avowal

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avowal

noun

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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