ASSERTING Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

asserting

verb

present participle of assert

as in declaring

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 arguing

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 alleging

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 asserting Paxton last week threatened to sue the Big 12 for more than $200 million, asserting that the conference punishing Texas Tech could violate a court order that allows Sorsby to play. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 June 2026 For example, the model refused NBC News’ requests to offer opinions about Elon Musk and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, asserting that the questions might be dangerous. —

Jared Perlo, NBC news, 11 June 2026 Congress can also exercise its balance of power by asserting its authority over the federal budget. —

Kelly Fleming, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Asia-Pacific governments are increasingly asserting control over data produced by their citizens, businesses, and public bodies. —

Leonard Lim, Fortune, 10 June 2026 Beijing and Moscow are asserting themselves in the belief that America is on the decline. —

Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026 Four Republicans joined with Democrats to support a resolution asserting the legislative branch's war authority and blocking further hostilities in the region. —

Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 3 June 2026 The language push comes amid signs of a shift in some other Gulf countries, where younger locals are no longer looking so much to the West for validation and are increasingly comfortable asserting their identity in their own language. —

Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 1 June 2026 The teachers union shares this priority, asserting that more money could be set aside for salary increases. —

Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026

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Though the Knicks won on game five in spectacular fashion over the weekend, ChatGPT originally pegged the Spurs as the 2026 NBA champs, declaring that San Antonio superstar Victor Wembanyama would help drag the series into game seven.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 18 June 2026
The lawsuit points to an incident in which Urman brought her dog into the writers’ room, declaring that her children no longer wanted it.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026