AVOWALS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

avowals

noun

plural of avowal

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

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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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Noun

The city, county and state issued local emergency declarations in the days that followed.

— City News Service, Daily News, 25 July 2026
Even Christmas brought misery in the form of an ICE agent dressed up as Santa, who shoved away children trying to hug him, according to the detainee declarations submitted to the court.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of declarations

Noun

To achieve growth for both undergrad and graduate students, the admissions office is sending two staff members to India under memorandums of understanding and partnerships with organizations in that country.

— Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
And Ziyu Gao, the club’s vp, posts TikToks about the process of getting into USC; a 2025 clip, which shows her real-time reactions to her college admissions decisions, has amassed nearly half a million views.

— Avery Stone, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026

Definition of admissions

Noun

Sami Sheen, daughter of Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards, is pushing back on any nepo-baby assertions.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 20 July 2026
In an address from the White House tonight, the president sought to reveal proof for his baseless assertions of a 2020 vote marred by fraud.

— Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Definition of assertions

Noun

When a suspect finally talks Kennedy said confessions play a larger role in solving cold cases than many people realize.

— Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 July 2026
Among his vulnerable confessions include a detailed recollection of his first love, Nicolas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), who became a vampire with Lestat.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 24 July 2026

Definition of confessions

Noun

In her acknowledgments, Jacobsen pauses to remind her readers that her tale’s painstaking realism is just a literary device.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
The first hearing began with a YouTube-style mashup of Hartig giving land acknowledgements.

— Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

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