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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How to use assertion in a sentence?

1. Abraham Lincoln:

   I believe it is an established maxim in morals that he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false is guilty of falsehood, and the accidental truth of the assertion does not justify or excuse him.

2. Alireza Jahangirian:

   As long as ... a disruption has not taken place, we cannot make a definite assertion. But if it happens, Iran will take legal action, america does not have the right to stop our planes on international trips ... Under international laws, it is impossible to seize the new Iranian aircraft.

3. James Anthony Froude:

   Philosophy goes no further than probabilities, and in every assertion keeps a doubt in reserve.

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. 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.