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:
   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, 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

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1. assertionnoun

   Synonyms:
   affirmation, statement, declaration, averment

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1. List of paraphrases for "assertion":

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

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1. Thomas Madejski:

   To make an assertion that New York physicians are prescribing opioids because of payments from drug companies is completely at odds with recent statistics showing a significant decrease in opioid prescribing in New York.

2. Michael Cohen:

   Any assertion that Mr. Trump doesn't take his civic responsibilities seriously is absolutely false and only being used as an attempt to discredit his stellar reputation.

3. Mike Pompeo:

   Israel is not an apartheid state and any conference seeking to promote such a baseless assertion must be recognized for the sham that it is.

4. Bill Ramsey:

   Any assertion that we do not take sexual assault seriously enough is simply not true, to claim that we have allowed a culture to exist contrary to our institutional commitment to providing a safe environment for our students or that we do not support those who report sexual assault is just false.

5. Aleah Colón-Alfonso:

   Communicating behind masks and from a distance is difficult, so my idea and all my products attempt to serve as an unspoken and polite assertion.