AVOWING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

avowing

verb

present participle of avow

as in insisting

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 declaring

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

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Recent Examples of avowing Since the end of skinny jeans' reign as the dominant denim shape in the early 2020s, loyalists have decried wide legs and flares, avowing to stick to their preferred silhouette regardless of the shifting trends. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026

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Palantir says insisting on using local suppliers can come at the expense of public services and safety.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Improving diagnostics and supportive measures for autism For many years, clinicians have tried to treat differences in face processing by insisting autistic patients make eye contact—which researchers now know doesn’t work.

— Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of insisting

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Montse declaring herself the daughter of God, and that the words her daughters sing are dictated to her by God and part of her mission to save humanity via music.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 30 July 2026
The Tates’ triumphant return to Miami functioned as something of a litmus test for conservative personalities, with some declaring that their brand of masculinity had no place in the party.

— Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

Definition of declaring

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The family of a 23-year-old man killed in a wrong-way crash is suing the Florida Department of Transportation, alleging that detection software designed to prevent such incidents failed on the night of the tragedy.

— Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 31 July 2026
But let’s circle back to the dramatic ending of last week’s Rocky Horror party, when Georgia told Emira about the transphobic comment Charlie had made (alleging that her boyfriend was actually gay).

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 July 2026

Definition of alleging

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There’s another comparison between Homer and the Bible that demonstrates parallels between Jesus and Odysseus while asserting Jesus’ superiority,MacDonald says.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Anthropic’s guardrail was a sentence in a prompt asserting the internet was not there.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of asserting

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For the first time in history, country songs are claiming all five of the top five slots on the Hot 100.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
The Slovenian rider’s UAE Team Emirates-XRG team announced its lineup for the three-week race on Monday, confirming Pogačar will take part after claiming a record-equaling fifth Tour de France crown last month.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of claiming

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The finale ended with Malcolm finally professing his feelings for Lori.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 July 2026
In recent campaign communications, all three Democrats running to become the next governor of Kansas have cited internal data professing themselves to be leading their primary competition.

— Matthew Kelly Updated June 26, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026

Definition of professing

Verb

The more pragmatic camp argues that maintaining unity during the war requires addressing the public's unhappiness over the economy as well as political and social repression.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Workers who did this reported spending an average of almost five hours a week maintaining the appearance of productivity.

— Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of maintaining

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Carlson, who had just released a documentary called The End of Men, devoted hours of airtime to proclaiming Tate’s innocence; so did the right-wing podcaster Candace Owens.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
The authors aimed to save college sports by (restricting the transfer portal) and (hard-capping NIL) but also (kneecapping the Big Ten and SEC) and proclaiming (schools can’t change conferences).

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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