Words Like ASSERTION

We have put together a list of words that are similar to ASSERTION.

10 Alternative Words Similar to assertion

1 Averment Noun      Synonym Words Like Averment
2 Asseveration Noun      Synonym Words Like Asseveration
3 Affirmation Noun      Synonym Words Like Affirmation
4 Statement Noun      Synonym Words Like Statement
5 Testimony Noun      Hyponym Words Like Testimony
6 Contention Noun      Hyponym Words Like Contention
7 Ipsedixitism Noun      Hyponym
8 Charge Noun      Hyponym Words Like Charge
9 Claim Noun      Hyponym Words Like Claim
10 Accusation Noun      Hyponym Words Like Accusation

1 examples of assertion

1 the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives

9 definitions of assertion

1 The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.
2 Maintenance; vindication.
3 a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
4 the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
5 The act of asserting.
6 Something declared or stated positively, often with no support or attempt at proof.
7 The act of setting free; liberation.—2. The action of maintaining a cause or a claim: as, the assertion of one's rights.—3. The act of stating something to be true.
8 A positive declaration or averment; an unsupported statement or affirmation: as, his assertion proved to be false.
9 Synonyms Vindication, defense, maintenance.3 and Statement, asseveration, protestation.
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