ASSERTED Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

asserted

verb

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 In internal messaging to staff, Bunch has steadfastly asserted the Institution’s independence, while not mentioning Trump by name. —

Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 23 June 2026 The move means the rest of the AI industry will be forced to take heed of the authority asserted by Lutnick, and BIS can invoke other powers if the specific provisions used against Anthropic are contested. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 June 2026 After a shot of morphine, Jim asserted command of the firefight. —

Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 18 June 2026 Kuby, who has successfully represented several defendants who asserted the extreme emotional disturbance defense, recalled the 2014 homicide case against Gigi Jordan over the killing of her 8-year-old son. —

Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026 While Iran asserted Lebanon’s inclusion, Israel denied it and continued to bomb the country. —

Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 18 June 2026 The government has asserted the need to regulate that innovation, but also to make use of it, including increasingly in military operations. —

Caitlin Babcock, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2026 Trump has asserted multiple times in recent weeks the countries were on the cusp of a deal. —

ABC News, 13 June 2026 Robinson checked out of the game, and Wembanyama asserted his dominance. —

Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 June 2026

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The emergency proclamation was declared by Supervisor Hilda Solis, who said that thousands of air purifiers and masks have been distributed to residents impacted by fire and smoke.

— Austin Turner, CBS News, 23 June 2026
The renovations were declared complete and the pool was refilled by June 9th.

— Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 23 June 2026