Assertion

/əˈsɜːʃən/

Synonyms for "assertion" (183 found)

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Closest matches (37)

Noun(16 words)

averment statement accusationact of assertingaffirm a creedaffirmation affirmations affirmative aken allegation allegationsanimal kingdom factsargument asserting asseverating asseveration

a priori principleaddress admission affidavit affirmance affirmation allegation announcement annunciation answer apostrophe apriorism argument asseverationassumed positionassumption attest attestation averment avouchment

Adjective(1 words)

apparent claim

Strong matches (55)

avowal axiom basiscategorical propositioncomment compurgation conclusion confirmation contention crack creed data declaration deposition dictum disclosure enunciation evidence exclamation expression

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first principlesfoundation greeting ground hypothesishypothesis ad hocinsistenceinstrument in proofinterjectionipse dixit

Noun(21 words)

avowal avowals catha censure charge claim claiming claims contentions crimination declarationdeclaration of independencedeclarationsdeclarative sentencedeclaring dispute enunciatingfact statementforcefully stated factsimpeachment

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insisting

Adjective(3 words)

clear assertiondeclarativeemphatic statements

Adverb(1 words)

forcefully expressed opinion

Related words (91)

Noun(27 words)

italian dichiararelogical propositionsposit posits predicating pretence pretension proclaiming proclamation professingproof itemproposition propositions propounding reassertingscientific argumentationscientifically accuratespanish afirmarstate clearlystatements

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suppositionssurface claimtheorems theses utterance utteranceswell supported claim

legal evidencelemmamajor premisemanifesto mentionminor premisenote observationparthian shotphilosophemephilosophical propositionphrase positionposition paperpositive declarationpostulate postulation postulatum predicate predication

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premise presupposition proclamation profession pronouncement propositionpropositional functionprotest protestation question reflection remark representation saysay sosay-so saying sentence stance stand statement story subjoinder sumption supposalsworn evidencesworn statementsworn testimonytestimonial testimonium testimony theorem thesis thoughttruth tabletruth-function truth-value utterance vouch witness word

Verb(2 words)

repeat the claimstating

Adjective(1 words)

theoretical claim

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

7 entries

claim declaration propositionspeech actstatementverbal actverbal behavior

More specific

6 entries

emphatic assertionfactual assertioninsistent assertionmoral assertiontentative assertiontheoretical assertion

Collocations

6 entries

central assertionfactual assertionscientific assertionstrong assertionunfounded assertionverbal assertion

Inflections

1 entries

assertions

Derivations

3 entries

assert assertive assertiveness

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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It is important to note that his assertion is groundless.

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Nobody will believe his assertion that he is innocent.

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An assertion isn't a proof.

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The truth value of an assertion may be a probability value.

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