avowal

Definitions

A frank admission or open declaration of something.

A formal statement or assertion of one's beliefs or intentions.

Examples

His public avowal of support for the new policy surprised many of his colleagues.

She made a sincere avowal of her feelings, hoping to clear the air between them.

Synonyms

declaration admission confession affirmation acknowledgment assertion proclamation

Antonyms

denial disavowal retraction repudiation concealment contradiction refutation