ASSERTS Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

asserts

verb

Definition of asserts next

present tense third-person singular of assert

as in declares

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 argues

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 insists

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 asserts Tehran praised its attack as a show of strength, even as Israel's military asserts that Iranian missile launches have decreased since the war began. —

Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026 Tehran praised the attack as show of strength, even as Israel’s military asserts that Iranian missile launches have gradually decreased in frequency since the war began. —

Alon Bernstein, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026 Tehran praised the attack as a show of strength, even as Israel’s military asserts that Iranian missile launches have gradually decreased in frequency since the war began. —

Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026 Higher fees paid to Nexstar would be passed along to consumers in their cable and satellite bills, the lawsuit asserts. —

Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026 Curious to see who asserts themselves this March. —

Steve Kornacki, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026 The standard narrative asserts that the correlation between the oil price surges and observed increases in inflation was causally linked. —

Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026 The government asserts that decisions on security clearances are up to the president, and federal agencies are allowed to review companies' employment practices. —

Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026 Should healing not come, Christian doctrine asserts that the mortal body’s demise is not the end of consciousness. —

Cory Anderson, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026

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As the title declares, there are traces of him everywhere, including Diem’s giggle.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The National Park Service declares peak bloom when 70 percent of the blossoms around the Tidal Basin, the reservoir on the National Mall, have opened.

— Kendall Staton, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2026