assert

/əsˈɝt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. state categorically
2. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
   “Before God I swear I am innocent”
3. insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
   “Women should assert themselves more!”
4. postulate positively and assertively
   “The letter asserts a free society”

Synonyms for assert

• asseverate
• maintain
• affirm
• verify
• avow
• aver
• swan
• swear
• put forward
• insist

Words that rhyme with assert

• hurt
• insert
• skirt
• alert
• dirt
• divert
• flirt
• squirt
• subvert
• exert
• inert
• introvert
• invert
• spurt
• avert
• curt
• disconcert
• evert
• extrovert
• revert
• shirt
• unhurt
• blurt
• cert
• chert
• dessert
• miniskirt
• nightshirt
• outskirt
• overt