avowed

[uh-voud]

adjective

1. acknowledged; declared.

   an avowed enemy.

Other Word Forms

• avowedly adverb
• avowedness noun
• self-avowed adjective
• unavowed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of avowed¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; avow, -ed ²

Example Sentences

In addition to his crypto chops and avowed support for constitutional originalism, he has been an ardent defender of religious liberty and an opponent of affirmative action.

From Los Angeles Times

Watters did not mention Borysenko’s avowed support for the far-right, including her stated belief that “fascism might actually be our only option to actually defeat the left.”

From Salon

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition, including far-right figures whose avowed policy is to expel Palestinians and build Jewish settlements in their place, is intent on pulling the plug on a two-state solution.

From BBC

Maybe the intention was that Sarah, an avowed man-eater, uses her beauty as armor.

From Los Angeles Times

An avowed Kolkata evangelist, he wanted to paint the dome and raised the money for it from friends and associates.

From BBC

Related Words

• professed