Words and phrases that have a meaning related to assertion:  (161 results)
Often used in the same context:
suggestion, accusation, notion, contentions, allegation, argument, claim, insinuation, supposition, insistence, assumption, belief, theory, characterization, denials, protestations, implication, remark, prediction, inference, postulation, reasoning, hypothesis, pronouncement, criticisms, fact, presupposition, specious argument, retort, presumption, counterargument, ipse dixit, recollection, refutation, rebuttal, averment, revelation, premise, conventional wisdom, avowal, assurances, findings, objection, mischaracterization, myth, conclusion, testimony, rejoinder, imputations, arguement, fallacy, rationale, interpretation, logic, predication, conjecture, admonition, explanation, dictum, opinion, stance, perception, justification, canard, veracity, equivocation, evidence, declaration, analogy, quip, truism, syllogism, entreaty, blamelessness, hunch, doctrine, acknowledgment, suspicions, idea, misquotation, generalization, estimation, factuality, comments, falsehood, monism, confession, surmise, tenet, axiom, demurral, request, statement, factoid, validity, disavowal, thesis, exculpation, scintilla, critique, misperception, counterexample, assertions, affirmation, affirmations, stipulation, proposal, recommendation, ascription, denial, directive, announcement, contention, declarations, analytic, appropriate, assertive, inappropriate, simpler, survival, disclosure, if, instrumental, pretest, programming, quantification, simple, abbreviated, ambiguous, antithetical, approximated, arithmetical, categorical, choice
More specific:
charge, say-so
More general:
speech act
Synonyms:
asseveration
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— Adjectives for assertion: such, self, mere, positive, bold, last, simple, general, dogmatic, confident, strong, more...

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