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

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Her prosthetic leg itself is a declaration of that love.

From BBC

FAT Brands can’t continue to operate in chapter 11 without the type of financing that is common in bankruptcies, Chief Restructuring Officer John DiDonato said in a sworn declaration filed with the court.

From The Wall Street Journal

Passengers from these flights have been asked to make health declarations.

From BBC

In a declaration filed in court on Monday, the head of HSI’s Minneapolis field office said the agency was “the lead investigatory entity reviewing the use-of-force encounter at issue in this case.”

From The Wall Street Journal

European leaders didn’t only make declarations; they also delayed trade engagements and signaled resistance.

From MarketWatch

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