AVOUCHED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

avouched

verb

past tense of avouch

as in affirmed

to declare (something) to be true or genuine a note from my doctor avouching that my medical condition did indeed disqualify me from gym class

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Relevance

as in alleged

to state as a fact usually forcefully avouched that he had never cheated on his taxes in his life

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as in declared

to state clearly and strongly she tends to avouch her opinions in such a way as to imply that anyone who thinks otherwise is an idiot

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Verb

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's decision to dismiss the case.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Achane for the season and have been without top wide receiver Caleb Douglas the past three games, coach Jeff Hafley affirmed Monday that Willis remains the starting quarterback.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of affirmed

Verb

Bryant alleged that police relied on the other man’s phone recording without adequately investigating what preceded it.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Trump alleged that Maher was drunk and had a drink in hand while touring the White House.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of alleged

Verb

Officials declared success an hour later when the spacecraft separated as planned from the rocket's upper stage.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Parillo allegedly excluded her from LHS’s management and declared himself the company’s director, president, secretary, and treasurer.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of declared

Verb

In reality, there are masses of eco wins, attested to by being the first resort in the Balearics to be certified by BREEAM, an independent international body which assesses criteria such as energy, land use, pollution and waste.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Jill’s frenetic comings and goings that week attested to the long-running strains on her personally, dealing with the Bidens’ troubled family life while Joe did his job being president.

— Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of attested

Verb

The man on the line claimed a Mexican drug cartel had kidnapped her 37-year-old daughter.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
While protests in France have claimed most international attention, large demonstrations are also rocking many European cities Saturday from Milan to Madrid, Lisbon and Tirana.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of claimed

Verb

Joseph Hill, the director of the Center for Black Deaf Studies at Gallaudet University, asserted that BASL is generally treated as more of a dialect than a language.

— New York Times, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
In July, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin asserted in a letter to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber that California may have more than 190,000 noncitizen voters on its rolls.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of asserted

Verb

When the Brewers and Rays meet in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday, a first-time champion will be guaranteed.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
Because Shirts is running unopposed, he’s guaranteed to be reelected to the same seat for a term starting in January.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of guaranteed

Verb

Until now, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has insisted the men were still alive and being held by gangs.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
Putin has long insisted that Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which Russia has tried — and failed — to fully capture over more than four years of war have always been Russian.

— Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of insisted

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