AVOUCHMENT Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

avouchment

noun

ə-ˈvau̇ch-mənt

Definition of avouchment

as in declaration

a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something your avouchment of his good intentions means he won't be disciplined

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Noun

Indiana's approval for a major disaster declaration came through earlier this week.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Senate task force staff have a list of roughly 100 possible threats, including the prospect of a national election emergency declaration from the White House and the presence of federal troops and law enforcement at polling locations.

— Eric McDaniel, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of declaration

Noun

Despite Bonta’s assertion Wednesday that the states made no compromises, the agreement drops a key demand that children be barred from using Facebook and Instagram at school.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
They were all also alleged to have been prostitutes, though recent scholarship has challenged that assertion.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of assertion

Noun

He was removed from the South Side church by an independent review board, and the archdiocese’s Office of Child Protection investigated the claims.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Asked to defend those claims on live TV, the candidate chose to talk ticket prices instead.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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