Assert and Like

Assert

Assert verb - To state clearly and strongly.

Like and assert are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Like" instead a verb "Assert".

Like

Like verb - To wish to have.

Assert and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assert" instead a verb "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

power assert power like power
work assert work like work
boy assert boy like boy
style assert style like style
Other words: sex, sort, way.

Both words in one sentence

  • Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today? Hal Sparks, post Queer as Folk, seems like he has to assert that he is heterosexual in real life at every opportunity by talking about women he'd like to have sex with as much as possible.
  • SN would like to assert that episode 28 is not an example, because its pun is not lame.
  • Scared of What's Behind You This occurs in the movie Avatar, when Jake Sully stands his ground against a titanothere - a massive, armored rhino-like herbivore - trying to assert dominance.
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