avowed adj : openly declared as such; "an avowed enemy"; "her professed love of everything about that country"; "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist" [syn: avowed(a), professed(a)]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊd

Verb

avowed

1. past of avow

Adjective

1. openly acknowledged
2. positively stated
3. asserted under oath, or vow
   • His first avowed intent, to be a pilgrim - Who would true valour see - John Bunyan

accepted, acknowledged, admitted, affirmed, alleged, allowed, announced, approved, asserted, asseverated, attested, authenticated, averred, avouched, certified, claimed, conceded, confessed, confirmed, countersigned, declared, deposed, endorsed, enunciated, granted, hypocritical, in name only, manifestoed, notarized, ostensible, pledged, predicated, pretended, pretexted, professed, pronounced, purported, ratified, received, recognized, sealed, signed, so-called, specious, stamped, stated, sworn, sworn and affirmed, sworn to, underwritten, validated, vouched, vouched for, vowed, warranted