ASSERTED Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

asserted

verb

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past tense of assert

as in declared

to state clearly and strongly a superpatriot who is never afraid to assert her allegiance to flag and country

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as in argued

to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration asserted that a new roof would be necessary if the church was to remain open

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as in claimed

to state as a fact usually forcefully vigorously asserted that what passes for art these days is absolute rubbish

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Recent Examples of asserted At a progressive conference last fall, speaker after speaker asserted that Republican attacks on immigration, transgender participation in female sports, or any other political vulnerability could be defused by turning the issue back to billionaires. —

Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026 Taken together, the collection serves as a haunting reminder that behind the execution numbers were people who asserted, one last time, what was important to them. —

Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 20 May 2026 And in Minnesota, a 2015 lawsuit asserted that the segregation of schools in Saint Paul and Minneapolis led to inadequate and unequal educations for students of color. —

Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 But the aspirations of a broader notion of citizenship quickly asserted itself. —

Ken Burns, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026 In response, Lululemon has asserted that its leadership is why the brand has been able to scale into an $11 billion retailer, and contended Wilson is aligned with direct competitors including Alo Yoga and Vuori, who Wilson has admitted to advising, security filings show. —

Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 18 May 2026 In the 2010s, Andrey Zvyagintsev asserted himself as one of his generation’s greatest filmmakers. —

David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026 Detroit asserted its will on the offensive boards and took advantage of Cleveland turnovers. —

CBS News, 15 May 2026 However, Michael Fine, chief executive officer of FCMAT, asserted Thursday afternoon the $51 million was considered in the agency’s verbal presentation, and that any additional funding from the May Revision on top of that amount would not meaningfully alter the agency’s analysis. —

Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026

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All remaining evacuation orders were lifted in Orange County on Tuesday evening as authorities declared there was no remaining danger of an explosion, chemical leak or fire stemming from a hazardous material incident at an aerospace manufacturing plant.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
But rather than wallow, De Zerbi boldly declared his new team could win all of their remaining five matches.

— Jay Harris, New York Times, 27 May 2026