assert

verb

How many syllables in assert?

There are 2 syllables in the word assert.

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Divide assert into syllables:

as · sert

How to pronounce assert:

Definition of assert:

assert (verb):: state categorically.; to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively

Synonyms for assert:

affirm

allege

announce

argue

asseverate

attest

aver

avouch

avow

contend

declare

defend

explain

guarantee

insist

justify

lay down

maintain

postulate

predicate

proclaim

profess

promote

pronounce

say

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Antonyms for assert:

assume

conjecture

consider

contemplate

daresay

excogitate

form theories

guess

guesstimate

hypothesise

hypothesize

imagine

make suppositions

muse

postulate

presume

reason

speculate

suppose

surmise

suspect

theorise

theorize

think

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