asseveration
asseveration
nounDefinition of ASSEVERATION
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something <despite the reporter's asseverations about journalistic integrity, there is little doubt that he is guilty of fabricating a number of details in his stories>
Synonyms affirmation, assertion, asseveration, avouchment, avowal, claim, declaration, insistence, profession
Related Words allegation; announcement, proclamation, pronouncement; argument, justification, rationalization, reason; confirmation, reaffirmation, reconfirmation, vindication
Near Antonyms disclaimer; challenge, dispute, question; confutation, disproof, rebuttal, refutation; contradiction, denial, negation
Antonyms disavowal
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