declaration

[dek-luh-rey-shuhn] / ˌdɛk ləˈreɪ ʃən /

NOUN

assertion of belief or knowledge

Synonyms

STRONG

acknowledgment admission advertisement affirmation allegation announcement answer attestation averment avowal bomb broadcast communication deposition disclosure enunciation explanation exposition expression information notice notification oath pitch presentation profession promulgation protestation publication remark report revelation saying spiel statement story testimony utterance

WEAK

hot air say so two cents' worth

Antonyms

STRONG

denial ignorance question quiet secret silence

WEAK

disavowal retraction

NOUN

official proclamation

Synonyms

STRONG

acclamation affidavit allegation announcement article attestation bulletin canon charge confirmation constitution credo creed denunciation deposition document edict gospel indictment manifesto notice notification plea proclamation profession promulgation pronouncement pronunciamento resolution testament testimony ultimatum

Antonyms

STRONG

exoneration

WEAK

denial disavowal retraction

Example Sentences

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To get to that point, they would have to make two declarations affirming their wishes, as well as passing checks from doctors to see if they had been coerced or influenced.

From BBC

Under the Holyrood bill, a person wishing to end their life would begin by signing an initial declaration.

From BBC

Then my hand flew to my hair, the shingled bob, the declaration of a new woman.

From Literature

The Board also reserved the right to be able to trigger the suspension at any time in the future if the club makes intentionally untrue declarations.

From BBC

Such a declaration would require votes similar to a bill being passed.

From Salon

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