avowal

American  

[uh-vou-uhl] / əˈvaʊ əl /

noun

1. an open statement of affirmation; frank acknowledgment or admission.

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Other Word Forms

• preavowal noun
• reavowal noun

Etymology

Origin of avowal

First recorded in 1720–30; avow + -al ²

Example Sentences

I had to make a secondary avowal that I was not getting scammed and would not come back for reimbursement.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

But Mr. Fish says the conference’s avowal of “religious freedom for all” must include atheists in the conversation.

From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2023

“This is a central plan of this coalition together with the clear avowal that Germany is a country of immigration,” the ministry’s spokesperson said, responding to journalists’ questions about the complaints.

From Reuters • Nov. 28, 2022

Curtains billow violently above the men below, waving hats and arms, focusing their energy on a standing figure who holds his right hand up in a solemn gesture of avowal.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2022

Well informed and a very skilled debater, Beck made hash out of my fumbling avowal, and I lacked the wherewithal to rebut him.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer