avowed
/ə'vaud/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Openly acknowledged or declared: Used to describe something that has been stated or admitted publicly and without hesitation.
- Formally affirmed or confessed: Refers to a belief, allegiance, or status that has been formally and explicitly stated.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- He is an avowed supporter of the new policy.
- Her avowed intention was to improve community relations.
- The group's avowed goal is to promote environmental conservation.
Advanced Usage
- "Avowed purpose/aim": A purpose or aim that has been openly stated.
- The charity's avowed purpose is to help the homeless.
- "Avowed enemy/rival": An enemy or rival whose opposition is openly declared and known.
- In the story, the hero faces his avowed enemy in a final battle.
Variants and Related Words
- Avow (verb): To assert or confess openly; to declare frankly.
- He avowed his commitment to the cause.
- Avowedly (adverb): As has been openly declared or admitted.
- The organization is avowedly non-political.
Synonyms
- Declared: Stated or announced publicly and formally.
- Professed: Claimed openly, often implying a declaration of belief or feeling.
- Acknowledged: Recognized as being true or existing.
- Self-confessed: Having openly admitted to being a specified type of person.
Antonyms
- Secret: Kept hidden from knowledge or view.
- Undeclared: Not openly announced or admitted.
- Covert: Not openly acknowledged or displayed.
Adjective
- openly declared as such
- an avowed enemy
- her professed love of everything about that country
- McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist