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avowal
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of AVOWAL
1
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 affirmation, assertion, asseveration, avouchment, avowal, claim, declaration, insistence, profession
Related Words allegation; announcement, proclamation, pronouncement; argument, justification, rationalization, reason; confirmation, reaffirmation, reconfirmation, vindication
Near Antonyms disclaimer; challenge, dispute, question; confutation, disproof, rebuttal, refutation; contradiction, denial, negation
Antonyms disavowal
2
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>
Related Words self-accusation, self-betrayal, self-revelation; self-incrimination, self-recrimination, self-reproach; affirmation, assertion, avouchment, claim, confirmation, declaration, insistence, profession; allowance; apology, hand-wringing; betrayal, disclosure, divulgence, giveaway, revelation; announcement, declaration, proclamation, pronouncement; blame, fault, responsibility; contriteness, contrition, penitence, regret, remorse, remorsefulness, repentance, rue
Antonyms disavowal, nonadmission
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