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Assertion

/əˈsɜːʃən/

The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.

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📖 Definitions of "Assertion"

noun

1
The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
2
Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
"You're a man of strong assertions!"
3
A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.
"That's just a bare assertion."
4
Maintenance; vindication
"the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives"

🔄 Synonyms of "Assertion"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
affirmationnoun	That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
statementnoun	A declaration or remark.
avermentnoun	A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.
asseverationnoun	An earnest affirmation; a declaration of support.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Assertion"

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Word	Definition
asseverationnoun	An earnest affirmation; a declaration of support.
avermentnoun	A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.
affirmationnoun	That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
statementnoun	A declaration or remark.
assertnoun	To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
affirmverb	To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
affirmingnoun	The act of one who affirms something; an affirmation.
confirmationnoun	A verification that something is true or has happened.
validationnoun	The act of validating something.
declarationnoun	An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
attributionnoun	The act of attributing something.
assurancenoun	The act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence to someone.
suggestionnoun	(countable) Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)
attestationnoun	A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation.
assumptionnoun	The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
reassurancenoun	The feeling of being reassured, of having confidence restored, of having apprehensions dispelled.
positnoun	To assume the existence of; to postulate.
propositionnoun	(countable) An idea, plan, or suggestion offered.
inferencenoun	(uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
argumentnoun	(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.