Synonyms for pronouncement
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Declaration
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
An official public announcement.
The trial concluded with the pronouncement of a guilty verdict.
- n. 2
An utterance.
Forms
- Plural
- pronouncements → dictums, say-sos, declarations, statements…
Example sentences
- dictum As Yoda's old dictum goes, "Do or do not. There is no try."
- statement I'm going to ascertain the truth of his statement.
- declaration That sounded like some sort of declaration of love.
- verdict No matter what you think, the verdict wasn't just.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pronouncement | steady | |
| dictum | falling | |
| statement | falling | |
| declaration | steady | |
| verdict | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- dictum2
- 7 letters
- verdict2
- 9 letters
- statement2
- 11 letters
- declaration4
- 12 letters
- announcement3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dictum2 = 2 syllables).