Antonyms for pronouncement


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pruh-nouns-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : prəˈnaʊns mənt


Definition of pronouncement

Origin :
  • 1590s, from pronounce + -ment.
  • noun declaration, statement
Example sentences :
  • Never, to the last hour of my life, shall I forget the effect of that pronouncement.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
  • This pronouncement gave the corsairs all the assurance they required.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
  • This pronouncement embodies the sentiments of every Nationalist Irishman.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • Yes, she had come to investigate, to observe, to seek the truth of her own pronouncement.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • A period of silence for a time after Prester Kleig's pronouncement.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • The pronouncement gave me food for an hour's anxious thought.
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
  • I was too concerned at the news to ask for the explanation of that pronouncement, and he went on.
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
  • It is difficult to express how much that pronouncement comforted me.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow-Line » by Joseph Conrad
  • He was listening, now, as a man arraigned might listen for the pronouncement of a judgment.
  • Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
  • This pronouncement was altogether too much of a good thing for Fate.
  • Extract from : « IT and Other Stories » by Gouverneur Morris

Synonyms for pronouncement

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