Assertion Synonyms and Antonyms

ə-sûrshən
Declaration, positive statement
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. contention
  2. affirmation
  3. statement
  4. averment
  5. asseveration
Antonyms:
  1. rejection
  2. denial
The act of asserting positively
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. affirmation
  2. allegation
  3. asseveration
  4. averment
  5. claim
  6. declaration
  7. statement

Words Related to Assertion

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Assertion Sentence Examples

  • This assertion was firm.

  • The simple assertion was a waterfall after a month without a drop of information about her.

  • This book began with the assertion that it is the optimists who get things done.

  • In former times the assertion often was, and even now is often put forward, that Vishtaspa was one and the same person with the historical Hystaspes, father of Darius I.

  • The nurse's assertion about there being some sort of cult made more sense.

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