AVOWAL Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

avowal

noun

ə-ˈvau̇(-ə)l

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

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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

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Recent Examples of avowal What’s worth bearing in mind is that an avowal of love can have meanings beyond its words. —

Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024 The ritual of public avowals began in Europe with the Reformation. —

Ian Buruma, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2023 Did the secret of this avowal loiter in the breast of a consecrated virgin? —

Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023 Indeed, Anderson’s avowal of the left’s historical defeat slides too easily into resentment of such people, who have failed to shake off their Eastern superstitions and appreciate the Western virtues of reason and enlightenment. —

Pankaj Mishra, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013 See All Example Sentences for avowal

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In May, drinks giants Carlsberg and Diageo were among 40 organizations that signed a declaration of intent to scale regenerative agriculture across their supply chains, through a program developed by the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative platform.

— Jasmin Sykes, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Brinkema, who had initially blocked the plan three weeks ago, indicated that such declarations could lead to dismissal of the lawsuit challenging the fund.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2026