Thesaurus
declare
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of DECLARE
1
to make known openly or publicly <she chose to declare her presidential aspirations at her college alma mater>
Synonyms advertise, annunciate, blare, blaze, blazon, broadcast, declare, enunciate, flash, give out, herald, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, release, sound, trumpet
Related Words bark, call (off or out), cry; bill, billboard, bulletin, gazette [chiefly British]; knell, ring, toll; blurb, feature, pitch, plug, promote, puff; disseminate, spread; disclose, divulge, introduce, kithe [chiefly Scottish], manifest, report, reveal, show; advise, apprise, hand down, inform, notify; communicate, impart, intimate
2
to state as a fact usually forcefully <she would declare her innocence to the whole world if she could>
Synonyms affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow, contend, declare, insist, maintain, profess, protest, purport, warrant
Related Words announce, broadcast, proclaim; argue, rationalize, reason; confirm, justify, vindicate; defend, persevere, support, uphold; reaffirm, reassert
3
to state clearly and strongly <our guest enthusiastically declared that the pie was the best he had ever eaten>
Related Words advance, advertise, boost, plug, promote, publicize; announce, blaze, call, proclaim, pronounce, say; accent, accentuate, emphasize, stress, underline, underscore; advocate, champion, defend, espouse, support, uphold; assure, convince, persuade; explain, justify, rationalize; reaffirm, reassert
4
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs <though she was silent, her expression declared her unwillingness to go along with the others>
Synonyms bespeak, betray, communicate, declare, demonstrate, display, evince, expose, give away, manifest, reveal
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