Synonyms for Assertion
əˈsɜr ʃənas·ser·tion

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1. assertion

   Assurance may have the good sense of a high, sustained confidence and trust; as, the saint's assurance of heaven. Confidence is founded upon reasons; assurance is largely a matter of feeling. In the bad sense, assurance is a vicious courage, with belief of one's ability to outwit or defy others; the hardened criminal is remarkable for habitual assurance. For the calm conviction of one's own rectitude and ability, self-confidence is a better word than assurance; self-reliance expresses confidence in one's own resources, independently of others' aid. In the bad sense assurance is less gross than impudence, which is (according to its etymology) a shameless boldness. Assurance is in act or manner; impudence may be in speech. Effrontery is impudence defiantly displayed. Compare FAITH; PRIDE.

   Synonyms:
   arrogance, assumption, assurance, boldness, confidence, effrontery, impudence, presumption, self-assertion, self-confidence, self-reliance, trust

   Antonyms:
   bashfulness, confusion, consternation, dismay, distrust, doubt, doubt, hesitancy, misgiving, shyness, timidity

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assertion, averment, asseverationnoun

   a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

   Synonyms:
   assertion, averment, affirmation, statement, asseveration

2. affirmation, assertion, statementnoun

   the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

   Synonyms:
   argument, statement, command, averment, program line, avowal, asseveration, financial statement, avouchment, instruction, assertion, affirmation

Matched Categories

1. • Declaration
   • Speech Act

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assertionnoun

   Synonyms:
   affirmation, declaration, asseveration, protestation, position, statement, word, averment, predication, remark

2. assertionnoun

   Synonyms:
   vindication, defence, maintenance, support

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assertionnoun

   Synonyms:
   affirmation, statement, declaration, averment

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "assertion":

   affirmation, contention, claim, statement, allegation, proposition, reaffirmation, argument

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1. Alphonso David:

   Newsday quoted Terrence Connors as saying in an e-mail. Alphonso David, Alphonso David, said in an emailed statement that New York state had launched three investigations into the Buffalo residents allegations against William Hoyt, a former regional president of the Empire State Development Corp. Any assertion to the contrary is patently and demonstrably false, and as such, we expect this matter to be summarily dismissed.

2. Representative Adam Schiff:

   Given North Korea's often boastful claims in the past, its assertion that it has mastered the science necessary for a thermonuclear explosion cannot be accepted uncritically.

3. Liviu Matei:

   There are many current examples that show quite powerfully that higher education does play quite a significant role in building national identity and supporting its assertion.

4. Jeff Holmstead:

   EPA took that and said we don’t think we are limited to that … we can order that billions of dollars of business be taken away from coal plants. That's a pretty remarkable assertion of authority.

5. Eliot Engel:

   This official report directly contradicts the President's false assertion that he attacked Iran to prevent an imminent attack against the United States, this spurious, after-the-fact explanation won't do.