avowed
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6.5
- adjective
- /əˈvaʊd/
- Formal
- She was an avowed atheist who achieved fame in 1963 by opposing prayer in public schools.
- avowed purpose
- avowed intention
- avowed aim
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Watch on YouTubeI mean, he was an avowed and strident Marxist.
- I mean, he was an avowed and strident Marxist.
- And it's one of the things, quite frankly, that drew me to Trump, his avowed opposition to the Iraq war.
Examples
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Indeed, the newly elected president of the Bosnian Serbs' Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, is an avowed moderate.
Academic text (1998) -
I would maintain that Labe's avowed choice of genre is far from accidental.
Academic text (1992) -
General, it is the avowed policy of our country... ...never to strike first with nuclear weapons.
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This avowed opponent of the Church is convicted, according to the law.
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And it's one of the things, quite frankly, that drew me to Trump, his avowed opposition to the Iraq war.
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"For example," he adds, "I am an avowed secularist and a Catholic at the same time...
Academic text (1996) -
I mean, he was an avowed and strident Marxist.
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All of you listening to me out there realizes that... Communism is the avowed enemy of the free world.
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Nehru himself was an avowed agnostic, as was his daughter until she discovered the electoral advantages of public piety.
Academic text (1998) -
The politician made an avowed commitment to improve public education.
Synonyms
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2.7
Said or written clearly, often in an official way
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3.7
People announce it publicly so others know
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3.0
Openly stated or officially announced
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6.0
Said or claimed but maybe not true
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3.2
Words or actions make it clear
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Avowed comes from the verb avow, which grew from an old word meaning 'to own' or 'to admit' something openly. So, to be avowed today is to have publicly 'owned' or declared a belief, opinion, or plan.