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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Asserts Andrew Moss, an epidemiologist at the University of California at San Francisco: "The epidemic is all but over with gay men."

From Time Magazine Archive

Asserts AJV chairman Howard Valley: "By selling it back, at least we will be able to preserve it."

From Time Magazine Archive

Asserts Reavis: "The Germans are now posing significant questions about their own country and the world around them, and many of the U.S. soldiers are not prepared to engage in that kind of discussion."

From Time Magazine Archive

Asserts John Rogoff, senior vice president of Excelsior, which markets the Esther Williams line: "There's a tremendous trend toward modesty and conservatism."

From Time Magazine Archive

Asserts power of Federal Government to incorporate banks, with freedom from State control and taxation.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11 American Founders by Lord, John