Assert and Abandon

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Assert

Assert verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.
Usage example: vigorously asserted that what passes for art these days is absolute rubbish
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Synonyms for Assert
Antonyms for Assert
Abandon is an antonym for assert in insist topic.
Nearby Words: assertive, assertion, asserted, asserting

Abandon

Abandon verb - To give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly.
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Synonyms for Abandon
Antonyms for Abandon
Assert is an antonym for abandon in topics: relinquish, leave in troubled state.
Nearby Words: abandoned, abandonment, abandoning
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Common collocations

humanity assert humanity abandon humanity
power assert power abandon power
work assert work abandon work
role assert role abandon role
Other words: position, way, identity.
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