assert
verbHow many syllables in assert?
There are 2 syllables in the word assert.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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Syllable Fun Fact
Schwa, represented by the symbol ə, is a common unstressed and neutral vowel sound in many syllables of English words.
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