Word

assertion, n.
(assertions)
freq. cnt. 3

a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

assertion asseveration averment

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

assert

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

aver

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

asseverate

semantic pointers

hypernym

declaration

hyponym

claim claim accusation, charge contention ipse dixit, ipsedixitism affirmation, avowal, avouchment testimony denial, disaffirmation

the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

affirmation assertion statement

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

assert assert

lexical pointers

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affirm affirm

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

state state

semantic pointers

hypernym

speech act

hyponym

say-so