avowed

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  2. verb admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
  3. adjective openly declared as such

Etymology

From avow + -ed.

Synonyms

affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear

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