asserting
Claiming with confidence
Asserting is stating something confidently and forcefully, as if it were true: He kept asserting his innocence despite the evidence.
To assert is to claim or declare, often in the face of doubt or opposition.
You can assert rights, assert authority, or assert yourself by speaking up.
The word implies confidence, sometimes more than the facts warrant.
First Greek letter
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- controlAuthority to direct
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
supremacy · dominance · ascendancy · influence · territorial · hegemony · sovereignty · predominance
Declare officially and openly
- announceState something officially
- stateCondition or mode
- affirmDeclare to be true
- avowDeclare openly as true
declare · testify · pronounce · articulate · voice · express · communicate · utter
Expressed with force
- vehementIntensely forceful in feeling
- insistentFirmly demanding attention
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- unequivocalAllowing one meaning only
categorical · commanding · authoritative · compelling · aggressive · stern · demanding · unyielding
Trusting in oneself
- poisedCalm and controlled
- assuredCertain or self-possessed
- self-possessedCalm and confident
- secureProtected from harm
bold · unwavering · composed · certain · positive · decisive · firm · steadfast
Trust held as true
- certaintyTotal absence of doubt
- faithTrust without proof
- principleFundamental truth or standard
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
fervor · zeal · certitude · confidence · assurance · persuasion · resolution · commitment
alpha
First Greek letter
command · supremacy · dominance · ascendancy · influence · territorial · hegemony · sovereignty · predominance · establishing
proclaim
Declare officially and openly
avow · declare · testify · pronounce · articulate · voice · express · communicate · utter · broadcast
emphatic
Expressed with force
- vehementIntensely forceful in feeling
- insistentFirmly demanding attention
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
unequivocal · categorical · commanding · authoritative · compelling · aggressive · stern · demanding · unyielding · forcible
self-assured
Trusting in oneself
- poisedCalm and controlled
- assuredCertain or self-possessed
- self-possessedCalm and confident
secure · bold · unwavering · composed · certain · positive · decisive · firm · steadfast · unflinching
belief
Trust held as true
steadfastness · fervor · zeal · certitude · confidence · assurance · persuasion · resolution · commitment · earnestness
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
- confidenceself-assurance, self-belief, assuredness, sureness, certainty
- assertionsstatements, stating, state, affirm, affirming
- standing upstanding up, standing ground, speaking out, speaking truth, fighting back
- speech actsspeaking, talking, uttering, pronouncement, locution
- communicatingtalking, speaking, telling, sharing, expressing
assertingdoubting
Questioning the truth
hedging · equivocating · qualifying · wavering · questioning
assertingretracting
Withdrawing a statement
withdrawing · withholding · suppressing · concealing · keeping quiet
assertingdenying
Refusing to acknowledge
questioning · disputing · contradicting · negating · refuting
- asserting oneselfExpressing one's position confidently
- assertiveness trainingTeaching confident communication
- assertive communicationHonest, respectful self-expression
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