asserted
Put forth confidently
Asserted is the past tense of assert, meaning to state something confidently or forcefully as true: She asserted her innocence throughout the trial.
It often implies the statement may be disputed or unverified: The company asserted that the product was safe.
To assert can also mean to defend or exercise a right: He asserted his authority over the project.
Expressed in words
- proclaimedDeclared in public
- announcedPublicly stated or declared
- declaredStated with authority
- maintainedKept in condition
insisted · contended · avowed · professed · averred · claimed · pronounced · articulated
Trusting in oneself
- boldlyWith fearless confidence
- forcefullyWith strong intensity
- emphaticallyWith strong emphasis
- confidentlyWith self-assurance
decisively · firmly · strongly · unequivocally · categorically · resolutely · unhesitatingly · unflinchingly
Superior influence over others
- controlAuthority to direct
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
sovereignty · leadership · influence · prerogative · supremacy · primacy · hegemony · rights
With stubborn resolve
- persistentlyIn an unrelenting manner
- stubbornlyWith inflexible determination
- repeatedlyMany times over
- vehementlyWith intense force
doggedly · tenaciously · relentlessly · unwaveringly · steadfastly · resolutely · obstinately · determinedly
stated
Expressed in words
- proclaimedDeclared in public
- announcedPublicly stated or declared
- declaredStated with authority
maintained · insisted · contended · avowed · professed · averred · claimed · pronounced · articulated · expressed
self-assured
Trusting in oneself
- boldlyWith fearless confidence
- forcefullyWith strong intensity
- emphaticallyWith strong emphasis
confidently · decisively · firmly · strongly · unequivocally · categorically · resolutely · unhesitatingly · unflinchingly · directly
dominance
Superior influence over others
jurisdiction · sovereignty · leadership · influence · prerogative · supremacy · primacy · hegemony · rights · privilege
adamantly
With stubborn resolve
- persistentlyIn an unrelenting manner
- stubbornlyWith inflexible determination
- repeatedlyMany times over
vehemently · doggedly · tenaciously · relentlessly · unwaveringly · steadfastly · resolutely · obstinately · determinedly · inflexibly
- ledled, commanded, directed, governed, guided
- attributionattributed to, cited, according to, per, via
asserteddenied
Refused or disavowed
refuted · rejected · negated · contradicted · disavowed
assertedwithheld
Kept from giving
suppressed · concealed · unasserted · undeclared · unstated
asserteddoubted
Lacked certainty about
questioned · hedged · qualified · equivocated · wavered
- 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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