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📢assert

verb
/əˈsɜːrt/
assent assertion
assert definition card — visual illustration of the meaning assert synonyms and antonyms card — visual word comparison

Meaning

to state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully
to state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully; to insist upon rights or claims
to state something confidently and forcefully; to defend one's rights

Example Sentences

She asserted her right to speak at the meeting.

She decided to assert her authority in the meeting.

She asserted her right to speak.

Example Expressions

assert oneself

Synonyms

declare, affirm, maintain, insist, claim, state
Entry 1
declare, affirm, maintain, insist, claim
Entry 2
declare, maintain, insist, claim
Entry 3
declare, state, claim, maintain

Antonyms

deny, reject, abandon, refute, contradict, withdraw, retract
Entry 1
deny, reject, abandon
Entry 2
deny, refute, contradict, withdraw
Entry 3
deny, withdraw, retract

Collocations

assert rights, assert control, assert authority, assert independence, strongly assert, assert dominance
Entry 1
assert rights, assert control, assert authority, assert independence
Entry 2
assert authority, assert rights, assert independence, strongly assert
Entry 3
assert authority, assert rights, assert independence, assert dominance, assert control

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