Assert and Renounce

Assert

Assert verb - To state clearly and strongly.

Renounce is an antonym for assert.

Renounce

Renounce verb - To solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to).
Usage example: after another failed romance he vowed that he was renouncing the world and becoming a monk

Assert is an antonym for renounce in disclaim topic.

Common collocations

loyalty assert loyalty renounce loyalty
power assert power renounce power
claim assert claim renounce claim
position assert position renounce position
Other words: sex, status, god, lineage, identity, rule, freedom.
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