Synonyms for declaration
Most common
statement avowal affirmation assertion proclamation announcement
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Statement — an emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive…
statement, avowal, affirmation, assertion, protestation, expression, saying, report, confession, testimony, word, allegation, proposition, enunciation, mention, predication, averment, asseveration
2. Proclamation
proclamation, announcement, manifesto, promulgation, notification, ordinance, publication, annunciation, pronunciamento
Definitions
- n. 1
An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
- n. 2
A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
Related words
- Word family
- declare
- Phrases
- declaration of intent tax declaration forward declaration
Forms
- Plural
- declarations → statements, avowals, affirmations, assertions…
Example sentences
- statement I'm going to ascertain the truth of his statement.
- assertion Tom refuted that assertion with a counterexample.
- affirmation I'll take this as an affirmation.
- avowal No avowal of guilt left his lips that night.
- announcement We should have paid attention to the announcement.
- proclamation Newspapers printed the proclamation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| declaration | steady | |
| statement | falling | |
| assertion | steady | |
| affirmation | rising | |
| avowal | steady | |
| announcement | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- word1
- 6 letters
- saying2, report2, notice2, avowal
- 7 letters
- mention2, protest2
- 8 letters
- contract2, averment
- 9 letters
- statement2, testimony4, assertion3, manifesto4, ordinance3, predicate3
- 10 letters
- resolution4, expression3, profession3, confession3, allegation4
- 11 letters
- publication4, proposition4, affirmation4, declarative4, enunciation, predication
- 12 letters
- announcement3, notification5, proclamation4, annunciation, promulgation, protestation4, asseveration
- 13 letters
- manifestation5, pronouncement3
- 14 letters
- pronunciamento
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (saying2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- déclaration
- Italiano
- dichiarazione
- Español
- declaración