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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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Hassett instead has been emphasizing a separate survey — the Conference Board’s consumer-confidence index — that he asserts more accurately reflects Americans’ views on the economy.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 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

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

From Slate • May 15, 2026

In the months before that change, Sun asserts, its management had been trying to pressure him into investing more in WLF.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 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