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Synonyms for avouch

20 synonyms

verb

Most common

maintain declare vouch avow

All synonyms

Verb

declare, say, vouch, state, avow, maintain, protest, warrant, assure, assert, affirm, allege, certify, profess, predicate, asseverate, testify, pronounce, attest, aver dated

Definitions

v. 1
To declare freely and openly; to assert.

Related words

Word family: avouchment

Forms

Past participle: avouched
e.g. avouched → declared, sayed, vouched, stated…

Choose the right word

Avouch, Avow, Aver, Avows, Avouches or Avers?

Avow and avouch take a direct object; aver is followed by a conjunction: a man avows his faith, avouches a deed, avers that he was present.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

maintain Algeria is determined to maintain its sovereignty.
declare I hereby declare the opening of the Olympic Games.
vouch Can anyone vouch for your whereabouts last night?

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
avouch		steady
maintain		steady
declare		steady
vouch		rising
avow		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: say¹
4 letters: aver², avow²
5 letters: state¹, vouch¹
6 letters: assure², assert², affirm², allege², attest²
7 letters: protest², warrant², declare², testify³, certify³, profess²
8 letters: maintain²
9 letters: pronounce², predicate³
10 letters: asseverate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (aver² = 2 syllables).