Definition for Assert:

• To affirm; declare; maintain.

Synonyms for Assert:

• n.

  •
  • vouch for.
  •assert (noun)
  • asseverate,
  • swan,
  • avow,
  • insist.

• v.

  •affirm (verb)
  • maintain,
  • assure,
  • corroborate,
  • certify,
  • set down,
  • admit,
  • acknowledge,
  • state,
  • ratify,
  • support,
  • promise,
  • validate,
  • profess,
  • sustain,
  • pledge,
  • avouch,
  • adjure,
  • endorse,
  • verify,
  • accept,
  • approve,
  • proclaim.
  •disclose (verb)
  • disclose,
  • advertise,
  • exhibit,
  • announce,
  • disseminate,
  • communicate,
  • unmask,
  • brief,
  • uncloak,
  • divulge,
  • reveal,
  • broadcast.
  •insist, declare, maintain (verb)
  • allege,
  • shoot one's wad,
  • stress,
  • uphold,
  • shoot off one's mouth,
  • mouth off,
  • advance,
  • horn in,
  • cite.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • demonstrate,
  • bear out,
  • prove,
  • authenticate,
  • tell.
  •
  • press,
  • satisfy,
  • breeze.
  •
  • back up.
  •
  • lay down.
  •contend
  • stick to.
  •cry out
  • exclaim.
  •defend
  • stick up for,
  • stand up for,
  • speak up for,
  • speak for,
  • say in defense.
  •indicate
  • betoken.
  •insist
  • speak out.
  •vindicate
  • plead for.

Paraphrases for Assert:

• Independent

  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    say, declare, state, safeguarding, stress, advocate, reiterate, purport, submit, promote, support.
  • Verb, base form
    lay, vindicate, reaffirm, say, restate, impose, imposing, upholding, demonstrate, reclaim, declare, consolidate, assume, state, safeguard, safeguarding, pretend, stress, showcase, advocate, reassure, reiterate, prevail, entrench, reconfirm, substantiate, articulate, preserve, re-affirm, highlight, validate, ensure, practise, realize, introduce, conclude, bolster, allay, submit, promote, wield, support, supported, guarantee, retain.

• Other Related

  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    affirm, argue, claim, allege, suggest, contend, maintain, proclaim, insist, defend, underscore, indicate.
  • Verb, base form
    reassert, affirm, argue, claim, enforce, exert, assure, allege, suggest, contend, ascertain, maintain, Establishing, attest, pursue, invoke, Invoking, proclaim, insist, strengthen, sustain, defend, prove, underscore, indicate, implement, reinforce, apply, secure, acknowledge.

Antonyms for Assert:

• v.

  • insist, declare, maintain
    conceal, surrender, leave, question, reject, hide, abandon, desert, deny.
  • Other antonyms:
    gainsay, overlook, disregard, challenge, counter, negative, rebut, disprove, confute, understate, neglect, minimize, ignore, dispute.

Homophones for Assert:

• accredit, ascaridae, acquired, assorted, awkward, Azurite, assured, accurate, accrete, acerate, acridid, aggrade, ascaridia, access road, acardia, acarid, acaridae, asgard, accredited, acrid, ague root, assort, akaryote, accrued, asserted, agreed, acridity, acaryote, aigrette, akeridae, acrididae, accord, aigret.

Hypernym for Assert:

• v.

  • communication
    predicate, aver, proclaim, allege, say.

Hyponym for Assert:

• v.

  • communication
    take a firm stand, insist.