| Main Entry: | affirm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | declare the truth of something |
Synonyms: |
assert, asseverate, attest, aver, avouch, avow, certify, cinch, clinch, confirm, cross heart, declare, guarantee, have a lock on, ice*, insist, lock up, maintain, nail down, okay, predicate, profess, pronounce, put on ice, ratify, repeat, rubber-stamp, say so, set, state, swear, swear on bible, swear up and down, testify, vouch, witness |
Antonyms: |
deny, negate, nullify, veto |
| Main Entry: | avow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | state; profess |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, admit, affirm, allow, assert, aver, avouch, concede, confess, cross one's heart, declare, grant, maintain, own up, proclaim, swear, swear on bible, swear up and down |
Antonyms: |
censure, condemn, deny, disclaim, disown, dispute, renounce, repudiate |
| Main Entry: | profess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | declare, assert |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, act as if, admit, affirm, allege, announce, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, blow hot air, certify, claim, come out, confess, confirm, constate, croon, cross heart, depose, dissemble, fake, feign, get off chest, get on soapbox, maintain, make out, open up, own, own up, predicate, pretend, proclaim, purport, say so, sing*, soapbox, spiel*, spout, state, stump, swear on bible, swear up and down, talk big, vouch |
Antonyms: |
conceal, hide |
| Main Entry: | promise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give word that something will be done |
Synonyms: |
accede, affiance, affirm, agree, answer for, assent, asservate, assure, bargain, betroth, bind, commit, compact, consent, contract, covenant, cross heart, declare, engage, ensure, espouse, guarantee, hock, insure, live up to, mortgage, obligate, pass, pawn, pledge, plight, profess, say so, secure, stipulate, string along, subscribe, swear, swear on bible, swear up and down, take an oath, undertake, underwrite, vouch, vow, warrant |
Antonyms: |
break, renege |