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Asserted

/əˈsɜːtɪd/

To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.

📖 Definitions of "Asserted"

verb

1
To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
"He would often assert that there was life on other planets."
2
To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
"Salman Rushdie has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work."
3
To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to
"to assert our rights and liberties"
4
To specify that a condition or expression is true at a certain point in the code.

adjective

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
declared	Openly avowed.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
declaredverb	Openly avowed.
affirmverb	To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
affirmingnoun	The act of one who affirms something; an affirmation.
attested	Proven; shown to be true with evidence.
statedverb	Expressed in a statement; uttered or written.
advised	Informed, appraised or made aware.
alleged	Asserted but not proved.
supposed	(idiomatic) Only used in supposed to
assurednoun	Guaranteed; secure.
confirmedverb	Verified or ratified.
claimantnoun	One who claims; one who makes a claim.
advocatedverb	Having been argued in favor of.
vindicatedverb	justified, avenged or cleared of blame
notedverb	Well known because of one's reputation; famous, celebrated.
saidnoun	Mentioned earlier; aforesaid.
pleadedverb	(ambitransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.
maintained	showing maintenance or attention
sustained	Held continuously at a certain level.
advanced	At or close to the state of the art.
citedverb	That has a citation