Assert
Assert verb - To state clearly and strongly.
Usage example: a superpatriot who is never afraid to assert her allegiance to flag and country
Ignore
Ignore verb - To fail to give proper attention to.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- A surprising number of people ignore the verses, and assert that he never tells us what 'that' is.
Source: Dual Meaning Chorus - But Johnson administration decided to ignore the intelligence report and assert that the second attack was real to justify escalating conflict.
Source: Pretext for War
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Ignore and Assert. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/assert/ignore
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