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asserts

VERB

insist, declare, maintain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affirm allege argue cite claim contend defend press proclaim profess say stress uphold

STRONG

advance attest aver avouch avow justify predicate pronounce protest state swear vindicate warrant

WEAK

asservate butt in horn in mouth off pop off put forward shoot off one's mouth shoot one's wad stand up for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon conceal deny desert hide leave question surrender

WEAK

reject

Example Sentences

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Second, the wide discretion the government asserts poses ongoing national security risks.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

Monetarism, which asserts that these aggregates are correlated with inflation, tends to receive more attention during periods of rapid growth in M2 and prices.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“There’s no need to say much,” she asserts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Harron asserts that Solanas’ actions were not the result of a brief, blind rage, but of a chronic discontent — a state of mind that looks all the more familiar two decades later.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

“You’re hiding something,” Autumn asserts with eyes of steel.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer