avowedly
By one's admission
Avowedly means by one's own open admission or declaration: He was avowedly ambitious.
The word signals that what follows isn't speculation—the person has stated it themselves.
It often introduces positions that might otherwise seem presumptuous to attribute: an avowedly feminist reading of the text, avowedly pro-business policies.
Without hiding anything
- professedlyBy one's own declaration
- admittedlyBy one's own acknowledgment
- confessedlyBy own acknowledgment
- self-proclaimedDeclared without outside validation
stated · announced · publicly · expressly · explicitly · outspokenly · vocally · manifestly
Without concealment or evasion
- candidlyWithout concealment or evasion
- honestlyIn a truthful manner
- forthrightlyIn an honest, direct way
- plainlyIn obvious fashion
directly · bluntly · straightforwardly · truthfully · sincerely · transparently · genuinely · authentically
In a completely clear manner
- unambiguouslyWithout any possible confusion
- categoricallyWithout any qualification
- definitivelyWith final authority
- emphaticallyWith strong emphasis
decidedly · resolutely · unwaveringly · firmly · staunchly · unreservedly · wholeheartedly · unapologetically
Done with intention
- purposefullyWith conscious intention
- intentionallyBy conscious choice
- consciouslyWith deliberate awareness
- knowinglyWith deliberate awareness
willfully · designedly · premeditatedly · calculatedly · studiously · expressly · specifically · pointedly
openly
Without hiding anything
- professedlyBy one's own declaration
- admittedlyBy one's own acknowledgment
- confessedlyBy own acknowledgment
self-proclaimed · stated · announced · publicly · expressly · explicitly · outspokenly · vocally · manifestly · reportedly
frankly
Without concealment or evasion
- candidlyWithout concealment or evasion
- honestlyIn a truthful manner
- forthrightlyIn an honest, direct way
plainly · directly · bluntly · straightforwardly · truthfully · sincerely · transparently · genuinely · authentically · unreservedly
unequivocally
In a completely clear manner
- unambiguouslyWithout any possible confusion
- categoricallyWithout any qualification
- definitivelyWith final authority
emphatically · decidedly · resolutely · unwaveringly · firmly · staunchly · unreservedly · wholeheartedly · unapologetically · unashamedly
deliberately
Done with intention
- purposefullyWith conscious intention
- intentionallyBy conscious choice
- consciouslyWith deliberate awareness
knowingly · willfully · designedly · premeditatedly · calculatedly · studiously · expressly · specifically · pointedly
avowedlysecretly
Without others' knowledge
covertly · clandestinely · surreptitiously · privately · furtively
avowedlyimplicitly
Without direct expression
tacitly · unstated · deniably · allegedly · supposedly