REASSERTED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

reasserted

verb

past tense of reassert

as in reaffirmed

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reasserted

Verb

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's decision to dismiss the case.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Achane for the season and have been without top wide receiver Caleb Douglas the past three games, coach Jeff Hafley affirmed Monday that Willis remains the starting quarterback.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of affirmed

Verb

In a debate earlier this week, Bass highlighted her accomplishments in paving the way for new affordable housing, while Raman asserted that housing production is still lagging and Bass isn’t doing enough.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The company generally denied the allegations and asserted that any damages should be apportioned among the parties and other potentially responsible parties.

— Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of asserted

Verb

Officials declared success an hour later when the spacecraft separated as planned from the rocket's upper stage.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Parillo allegedly excluded her from LHS’s management and declared himself the company’s director, president, secretary, and treasurer.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of declared

Verb

There are believed to be two adult owls, and some photographers have claimed to have seen six fledglings, Barrett added.

— JOSEPH FREDERICK, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
The fake message, shared alongside images of Fox and an older photograph of the former couple, claimed Kelly was devastated by the breakup and blamed himself for losing her.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of claimed

Verb

In a visual presentation at their news conference, federal authorities alleged that 21 of the 28 people charged had actually voted.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
State attorneys general alleged that Meta covered up internal studies on the impact of Instagram on teenagers’ mental health.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of alleged

Verb

In May, Uthmeier joined Justice Department officials at the Miami Freedom Tower when the federal government announced its arrest warrant and charges.

— Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Richardson also announced the company plans to bring online two more rocket recovery vessels to join its existing ship, Jacklyn, named after Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos’ mother.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of announced

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

reassert

reasserted

reasserting

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Reasserted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reasserted. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of reasserted

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

vocation

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Can' vs. 'May'

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

Popular in Wordplay

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes