Assert and Question

Assert

Assert verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.
Usage example: vigorously asserted that what passes for art these days is absolute rubbish

Question is an antonym for assert in insist topic.

Question

Question verb - To demand proof of the truth or rightness of.

Assert is an antonym for question.

Common collocations

desire assert desire question desire
loyalty assert loyalty question loyalty
humanity assert humanity question humanity
power assert power question power
Other words: role, right, way, identity, authority, feelings.

Both words in one sentence

  • Mauve Shirt Just be aware that certain chapters will assert mecha ownership, especially if it's an ATX or SRX mecha in question.
    Source: Mauve Shirt
  • Series / Wonder Woman (2011 pilot) Throughout the pilot she is all too happy to smugly assert both her invincibility and her legal untouchability to all who dare question her.
  • Useful Notes / Cleopatra VII The reason this is even a question is because some accounts describe her as meeting Marc Antony around this age, while others assert she met him as an adult.
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