AVOWED Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words

avowed 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of avowed

as in declared

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verb

past tense of avow

as in alleged

to state as a fact usually forcefully avowed that the colonization of Mars in our lifetime is not only possible but probable

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as in professed

to state clearly and strongly avowed their undying love for each other

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Verb

But Byron’s answer was immediate and avowed. — Steven Rowley, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 When on day five of his mayoralty Zohran Mamdani acknowledged the inefficacy of homeless sweeps and avowed to end them, street homeless adults, advocates, and attorneys rejoiced. — Deborah Berkman, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026 That Cody Balmer avowed the Palestinian cause in his call to 911, despite no prior connection to it, fits the general pattern, since that’s what was flitting across his screens. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025

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Adjective

This time, the TPLF appears to have mobilized widely, bringing together former foes in its stated goal of removing Abiy from power in Addis Ababa, the federal capital.

— SAMUEL GETACHEW, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Rebel fighters forge a coalition This time, the TPLF appears to have mobilized widely, bringing together former foes in its stated goal of removing Abiy from power in Addis Ababa, the federal capital.

— Samuel Getachew, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of stated

Verb

The polling failure will serve to give further ammunition to the Brazilian right and the Bolsonaro camp, which have long alleged that the nation's leading pollsters turn in work biased in favor of Lula and his Workers Party.

— David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
McLemore burned the minivan, the district attorney’s office alleged.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of alleged

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Before Kenya reported its case, there had been no active cases outside Congo since Uganda declared its outbreak over in late August.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Busan Mayor Park Chun Jae-soo declared the festival open, delivering his first opening-night address as mayor.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of declared

Adjective

But a separate document — a transcript of a November 2024 interview with campus police, according to WCBS — shows Doe made a more explicit accusation.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
The first episode’s opening sequence seems designed to make this feature formally explicit.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of explicit

Verb

The president and his allies have insisted that existing liability laws offer enough protections.

— Jeff Masonand Michael Shepard Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Trump has repeatedly insisted that the damage to the Reflecting Pool resulted from intentional vandalism, claiming that vandals cut a gash hundreds of feet long in the pool’s protective lining.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of insisted

Verb

Edge rusher K’Lavon Chaisson was one of several Commanders to enjoy a proper English tea time, while QB1 Jayden Daniels professed his support for Chelsea.

— Elise Devlin, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2026
With this time-shaping device called the Chronovisor, Father Pellegrino Ernetti professed to have seen footage of the crucified Christ and even enjoyed a lost play staged by an ancient Roman dramatist.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of professed

Adjective

Sissi's comments echoed Egypt's unequivocal refusal of a permanent Palestinian expulsion into neighboring countries.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
In revisiting Parks’ time with Life magazine during the 1950s through the 1970s, the exhibition captures the unequivocal truth of the enduring struggle for equality and the perseverance of Black American life.

— Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of unequivocal

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In 2002, 25% of disability benefit recipients claimed primarily for a mental health condition (or a learning or neurodevelopmental condition); by 2025, this had risen to 45%.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026
Bidh further claimed that the Saudis were the first to leave once the front’s collapse began.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026

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