Synonyms of avowals

avowals

noun

plural of avowal

1

as in declarations

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

• declarations
• assertions
• insistences
• claims
• protestations
• allegations
• asseverations
• announcements
• proclamations
• affirmations
• professions
• pronouncements
• arguments
• avouchments
• justifications
• rationalizations
• confirmations
• reasons
• vindications
• reaffirmations
• reconfirmations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disavowals
• questions
• disclaimers
• disputes
• challenges
• refutations
• denials
• rebuttals
• contradictions
• negations
• disproofs
• confutations

2

as in admissions

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

• admissions
• confessions
• insistences
• assertions
• acknowledgments
• declarations
• claims
• concessions
• self-confessions
• revelations
• confirmations
• affirmations
• proclamations
• apologies
• self-reproaches
• faults
• disclosures
• pronouncements
• betrayals
• announcements
• self-accusations
• repentances
• regrets
• self-revelations
• remorses
• professions
• allowances
• self-recriminations
• responsibilities
• contritions
• rues
• self-incriminations
• self-betrayals
• hand-wringings
• avouchments
• giveaways
• blames
• divulgences
• penitences

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disavowals
• denials
• disclaimers
• rejections
• repudiations
• recantations
• disallowances
• nonadmissions
• renouncements

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of avowals

As with most impassioned avowals made on hotel steps, Congress ignored it. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026