assert
Claim with confidence
Assert means to state something confidently and forcefully, often without offering proof: She asserted her innocence despite the evidence.
The word implies conviction—you don't assert things you're uncertain about.
To assert yourself is to behave confidently and claim your rights or position.
To assert a claim or right is to insist on its recognition: He asserted his authority over the department.
In computing, an assertion is a statement that checks whether a condition is true, halting execution if it fails.
Declare officially and openly
- announceState something officially
- stateCondition or mode
- affirmDeclare to be true
- averDeclare with confidence
avow · pronounce · articulate · express · voice · utter · broadcast · publicize
Unyielding demand for something
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- emphaticExpressed with force
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
- demandForceful request or requirement
persist · press · urge · maintain · stand firm · hold firm · stress · emphasize
Force acceptance of
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- compelForce to act
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- exertPut into active use
press · apply · uphold · defend · maintain · establish · secure · claim
Confirm accuracy or truth
- validateConfirm as true
- corroborateConfirm with supporting evidence
- substantiateProve something is true
- supportTo uphold or sustain
uphold · ratify · endorse · authenticate · certify · establish · prove · back up
Confidence in one's abilities
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
- self-confidenceFaith in one's capabilities
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
conviction · certainty · self-assuredness · directness · forcefulness · decisiveness · assuredness · firmness
proclaim
Declare officially and openly
aver · avow · pronounce · articulate · express · voice · utter · broadcast · publicize · communicate
insistence
Unyielding demand for something
demand · persist · press · urge · maintain · stand firm · hold firm · stress · emphasize · reiterate
impose
Force acceptance of
exert · press · apply · uphold · defend · maintain · establish · secure · claim · vindicate
verify
Confirm accuracy or truth
- validateConfirm as true
- corroborateConfirm with supporting evidence
- substantiateProve something is true
support · uphold · ratify · endorse · authenticate · certify · establish · prove · back up · bolster
self-assurance
Confidence in one's abilities
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
- self-confidenceFaith in one's capabilities
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
confidence · conviction · certainty · self-assuredness · directness · forcefulness · decisiveness · assuredness · firmness · self-possession
- leadership verbslead, command, direct, manage, supervise
- revealreveal, disclose, expose, unmask, unveil
- assertionsstatements, stating, state, affirm, affirming
- dominateovercome, surpass, subdue, prevail, conquer
- speaking upspeak up, speak out, speak freely, voice, give voice
- programmingvariables, functions, for, function, debugger
- assert oneselfDeclare one's position firmly
- asserted oneselfClaimed one's ground
- asserting oneselfExpressing one's position confidently
- assertiveness trainingTeaching confident communication
- assertive communicationHonest, respectful self-expression
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