ASSERT ONESELF Synonyms
2 hypernyms for assert oneself. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for ASSERT ONESELF
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| affirm | verb v | |||||
verb • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts • to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true • say yes to | ||||||
| assert | verb, noun v, n | |||||
verb • state categorically • to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true • insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized • postulate positively and assertively | ||||||
| aver | verb v | |||||
verb • report or maintain • to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true | ||||||
| avow | verb v | |||||
verb • to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true • admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about | ||||||
| confirm | verb v | |||||
verb • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts • strengthen or make more firm • make more firm • support a person for a position • administer the rite of confirmation to | ||||||
| contend | verb v | |||||
verb • maintain or assert • have an argument about something • to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation • succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available • compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others • be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight | ||||||
| corroborate | verb v | |||||
verb • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts • give evidence for • support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm | ||||||
| declare | verb v | |||||
verb • state emphatically and authoritatively • announce publicly or officially • state firmly • declare to be • authorize payments of • designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand • make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official • proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against | ||||||
| establish | verb v | |||||
verb • set up or found • set up or lay the groundwork for • establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment • institute, enact, or establish • bring about • place • build or establish something abstract • use as a basis for; found on | ||||||
| insist | verb v | |||||
verb • be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge • beg persistently and urgently • postulate positively and assertively | ||||||
| maintain | verb v | |||||
verb • cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity • keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction • supply with necessities and support • state categorically • have and exercise • maintain for use and service • maintain by writing regular records • state or assert • support against an opponent • stick to correctly or closely | ||||||
| proclaim | verb v | |||||
verb • declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles • state or announce • affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of • praise, glorify, or honor | ||||||
| profess | verb v | |||||
verb • practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about • confess one's faith in, or allegiance to • admit (to a wrongdoing) • state freely • receive into a religious order or congregation • take vows, as in religious order • state insincerely | ||||||
| ratify | verb v | |||||
verb • approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation | ||||||
| reassert | verb v | |||||
verb • strengthen or make more firm | ||||||
| state | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies • the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation • the way something is with respect to its main attributes • the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state • a politically organized body of people under a single government • (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container) • a state of depression or agitation • the territory occupied by a nation verb • express in words • put before • indicate through a symbol, formula, etc. | ||||||
| substantiate | verb v | |||||
verb • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts • represent in bodily form • make real or concrete; give reality or substance to • solidify, firm, or strengthen | ||||||
| uphold | verb v | |||||
verb • keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last • stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals • support against an opponent | ||||||
| validate | verb v | |||||
verb • declare or make legally valid • prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something • give evidence for • make valid or confirm the validity of | ||||||
| verify | verb v | |||||
verb • confirm the truth of • check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard • attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition) • to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true | ||||||