declare | Definition of declare

1 to make known openly or publicly

she chose to declare her presidential aspirations at her college alma mater

Synonyms of declare

advertise, announce, annunciate, blare, blaze, blazon, broadcast, enunciate, flash, give out, herald, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, release, sound, trumpet

Words Related to declare

bark, call (off or out), cry

bill, billboard, bulletin, gazette [chiefly British]

knell, ring, toll

blurb, feature, pitch, plug, promote, puff

disseminate, spread

disclose, divulge, introduce, kithe [chiefly Scottish], manifest, report, reveal, show

advise, apprise, hand down, inform, notify

communicate, impart, intimate

Phrases Synonymous with declare

beat the drum (for or about), run with

Near Antonyms of declare

conceal, hush (up), silence, suppress, withhold

recall, recant, retract, revoke

2 to state as a fact usually forcefully

she would declare her innocence to the whole world if she could

Synonyms of declare

affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, insist, maintain, profess, protest, purport, warrant

Words Related to declare

announce, broadcast, proclaim

argue, rationalize, reason

confirm, justify, vindicate

defend, persevere, support, uphold

reaffirm, reassert

Phrases Synonymous with declare

put forth

Near Antonyms of declare

abandon

disavow, disclaim, disown, negate, negative, reject, repudiate

challenge, dispute, question

confute, disprove, rebut, refute

contradict, counter

Antonyms of declare

deny, gainsay

3 to state clearly and strongly

our guest enthusiastically declared that the pie was the best he had ever eaten

Synonyms of declare

affirm, assert, aver, avouch, avow, guarantee, lay down, profess

Words Related to declare

advance, advertise, boost, plug, promote, publicize

announce, blaze, call, proclaim, pronounce, say

accent, accentuate, emphasize, stress, underline, underscore

advocate, champion, defend, espouse, support, uphold

assure, convince, persuade

explain, justify, rationalize

reaffirm, reassert

Near Antonyms of declare

minimize, understate

disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook

4 to make known (something abstract) through outward signs

though she was silent, her expression declared her unwillingness to go along with the others

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