avowal
noun
1 avowal
A statement asserting the existence or the truth of something.
synonyms: affirmation, avouchment.
Roget 529:
disclosure;
retection†;
unveiling
etc.
v.;
deterration†,
revealment,
revelation;
exposition,
exposure;
expose;
whole truth;
telltale
etc.
(news)
532.
acknowledgment,
avowal;
confession,
confessional;
shrift.
bursting of a bubble;
denouement.
[person who discloses a secret]
tattletale,
snitch,
fink,
stool pigeon,
canary.
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Roget 488:
assent,
assentment†;
acquiescence,
admission;
nod;
accord,
concord,
concordance;
agreement
etc.
23;
affirmance,
affirmation;
recognition,
acknowledgment,
avowal;
confession of faith.
unanimity,
common consent,
consensus,
acclamation,
chorus,
vox populi;
popular belief,
current belief,
current opinion;
public opinion;
concurrence
etc.
(of causes)
178;
cooperation
etc.
(voluntary)
709.
ratification,
confirmation,
corroboration,
approval,
acceptance,
visa;
indorsement
etc.
(record)
551†.
consent
etc.
(compliance)
762.
pressure to conform,
herd instinct,
peer pressure.
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Dutch: bekentenis
Moby thesaurus: acceptance, acknowledgment, admission, affidavit, affirmance, affirmation, allegation, allowance, announcement, annunciation, appreciation, assertion, asseveration, attest, attestation, averment, avouchment, compurgation, concession, conclusion, confession, creed, declaration, deposition, dictum, disclosure, enunciation, instrument in proof, ipse dixit, legal evidence, manifesto, owning, owning up, position, position paper, positive declaration, predicate, predication, proclamation, profession, pronouncement, proposition, protest, protestation, recognition, rite of confession, say, say-so, saying, shrift, stance, stand, statement, sworn evidence, sworn statement, sworn testimony, testimonial, testimonium, testimony, unbosoming, utterance, vouch, witness, word ... show more.
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