Assert and Refute

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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
Refute is an antonym for assert in state topic.
Nearby Words: assertive, assertion, asserted, asserting

Refute

Refute verb - To declare not to be true.
Usage example: while he was publicly refuting rumors of a merger, behind the scenes the CEO was working to effect that very outcome
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Synonyms for Refute
Antonyms for Refute
Assert is an antonym for refute.
Nearby Words: refutation, refutable, refuting
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Common collocations

power assert power refute power
claim assert claim refute claim
right assert right refute right
statement assert statement refute statement

Both words in one sentence

  • Because it takes longer to refute a point than to simply assert it, his opponent will be unable to refute all of the assertions, and if they spend all their time attempting to refute each point, will have no time to make any arguments for their own case.
    Source: Argumentum Ad Nauseam
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