1. Openly declared as such
   "an avowed enemy";
   - professed

1. To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
   "Before God I avow I am innocent";
   - affirm, verify, assert, aver, swear
    
2. Admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
   "He avowed his dislike for the new policy";
   - avouch [archaic]

See also: declared

Type of: acknowledge, admit, declare, pronounce

Encyclopedia: Avowed