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avowal

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -aʊəl
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An open declaration of affirmation or admission of knowledge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: avouchment, affirmation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: assertion, averment, asseveration

Narrower terms: reassertion, reaffirmation, profession, professing, affirmative

History

Etymology

From avow + -al.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: признание (priznanie) — declaration of affirmation
  • Bulgarian: декларация (deklaracija) — declaration of affirmation
  • German: Geständnis — declaration of affirmation
  • German: Bekenntnis — declaration of affirmation
  • Italian: conferma — declaration of affirmation
  • Italian: riconoscimento — declaration of affirmation
  • Italian: ammissione — declaration of affirmation
  • Russian: признание (priznanije) — declaration of affirmation
  • Spanish: reconocimiento — declaration of affirmation