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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"Sweat has been the next chapter," he asserts.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

But Mike Mulvihill, president of insights and analytics for Fox Sports, asserts that the viewers have been there all along.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

But in the next line, his contemporary Menander asserts that though it may rob us of our vitality, time nevertheless “adds to our acuity of mind.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Dell asserts its new XPS 13 offers its most accessible price ever, matching the MacBook Neo on cost and surpassing its features.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

If this really is a police apparatus, here; if it’s what it asserts itself to be.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick