Avowed

a.

1.

Openly acknowledged or declared; admitted.

Adj.

1.

avowed - openly declared as such; "an avowed enemy"; "her professed love of everything about that country"; "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist" Synonyms: professed

accepted, acknowledged, admitted, affirmed, alleged, allowed, announced, approved, asserted, asseverated, attested, authenticated, averred, avouched, certified, claimed, conceded, confessed, confirmed, countersigned, declared, deposed, endorsed, enunciated, granted, hypocritical, in name only, manifestoed, notarized, ostensible, pledged, predicated, pretended, pretexted, professed, pronounced, purported, ratified, received, recognized, sealed, signed, so-called, specious, stamped, stated, sworn, sworn and affirmed, sworn to, underwritten, validated, vouched, vouched for, vowed, warranted