Synonyms for proclamation
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Noun
1. Declaration
declaration, announcement, decree, edict, ordinance, publication, notice, annunciation, advertisement, pronunciamento, manifesto
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Definitions
- n. 1
A statement which is proclaimed; formal a public announcement.
The Tuesday meetings are only thirty minutes now. That proclamation was made in the previous meeting.
Forms
- Plural
- proclamations → declarations, announcements, decrees, edicts…
Example sentences
- announcement We should have paid attention to the announcement.
- declaration That sounded like some sort of declaration of love.
- decree Don't ask questions! The decree comes from the top.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| proclamation | falling | |
| announcement | steady | |
| declaration | steady | |
| decree | falling | |
| edict | steady | |
| promulgation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- edict2
- 6 letters
- notice2, decree2
- 9 letters
- ordinance3, manifesto4
- 11 letters
- publication4, declaration4
- 12 letters
- announcement3, annunciation, promulgation
- 13 letters
- advertisement4
- 14 letters
- pronunciamento
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (edict2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- proclamation
- Italiano
- proclamazione
- Català
- proclamació