declare

The word “declare” has 2 syllables: de-clare

It's pronounced as /dɪˈkler/

What is synonym and antonym for declare?

In the thesaurus, “declare” has 140 synonyms and 63 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for declare along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for declare

accent
accentuate
acknowledge
admit
advance
advertise
advise
advocate
affirm
air
allegate
allege
announce
annunciate
apprise
argue
assert
asseverate
assure
attest
aver
avouch
avow
bare
bark
be positive
bespeak
betray
bill
billboard
blare
blaze
blazon
blurb
boost
bring forward
broadcast
bulletin
call
certify
champion
cite
claim
communicate
confess
confirm
contend
convey
convince
cry
defend
demonstrate
disclose
display
disseminate
divulge
emphasize
enunciate
espouse
evince
explain
expose
feature
flash
gazette
give away
give out
guarantee
hand down
herald
impart
indicate
inform
insist
intimate
introduce
justify
kithe
knell
lay down
maintain
manifest
notify
own
pass
persevere
persuade
pitch
placard
plug
post
proclaim
profess
project
promote
promulgate
pronounce
propound
protest
publicize
publish
puff
purport
put forth
put forward
rationalize
reaffirm
reason
reassert
release
render
repeat
report
represent
reveal
ring
run with
say
set forth
show
sound
spread
state
stress
support
swear
tell
testify
toll
trumpet
unbosom
uncloak
uncover
underline
underscore
uphold
validate
vindicate
vouch
warrant

Antonyms for declare

abandon
belie
camouflage
challenge
conceal
confuse
confute
contradict
counter
counterfeit
cover
deny
disavow
disclaim
disguise
disown
disprove
dispute
disregard
distort
fail
falsify
forget
gainsay
garble
gild
hide
ignore
keep
mask
minimize
misrepresent
mumble
negate
negative
neglect
obscure
occlude
oppose
overlook
question
rebut
recall
recant
refuse
refute
reject
renounce
repudiate
retract
retreat
revoke
secrete
silence
suppress
take
twist
understate
varnish
veil
veto
whitewash
withhold

Meanings of declare

verb
1. To make clear, explain, interpret.
2. To make a declaration.
3. To show one's cards in order to score.
4. To announce one’s support, choice, opinion, etc.
5. For the captain of the batting side to announce the innings complete even though all batsmen have not been dismissed.
6. To announce something formally or officially.
7. For a constituency in an election to officially announce the result.
8. To affirm or state something emphatically.
9. To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.
10. To make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable.
11. To explicitly establish the existence of (a variable, function, etc.) without necessarily describing its content.

Example Sentences

She stood up to declare her innocence.
The country will declare a national holiday next week.
He plans to declare his candidacy tomorrow.
Travelers must declare all goods at customs.
They were the first to declare support for the new policy.

On this page you'll find 203 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to declare, such as: abandon, accent, accentuate, acknowledge, admit, advance, advertise.

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