Assert and Negative

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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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Antonyms for Assert
Negative is an antonym for assert.
Nearby Words: assertive, assertion, asserted, asserting

Negative

Negative verb - To declare not to be true.
Usage example: the governor's press secretary promptly negatived the rumor that he was not intending to run for reelection
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Synonyms for Negative
Antonyms for Negative
Assert is an antonym for negative.
Nearby Words: negate, negatived, negation, negated, negativism
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