assertion
How many syllables in assertion?
There are 3 syllables in the word assertion.How to pronounce assertion:
Synonyms for assertion:
accusation
affirmation
allegation
announcement
argument
asseveration
attestation
averment
avouchment
avowal
charge
claim
contention
declaration
denial
insistence
ipse dixit
ipsedixitism
predication
proclamation
profession
pronouncement
protestation
statement
testimony
Antonyms for assertion:
avocation
concealment
denial
desertion
disavowal
entertainment
exculpation
fun
hobby
ignorance
listening
question
quiet
rejection
request
retraction
secret
silence
suppression
vagueness
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- detriment
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- nastier
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- unexpressed
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English allows for a wide range of consonant clusters in syllable codas, as in 'texts' with four consonant sounds.
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