Assert and Retract

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Assert

Assert verb - To state clearly and strongly.
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Antonyms for Assert
Retract is an antonym for assert in insist upon topic.
Nearby Words: assertive, assertion, asserted, asserting

Retract

Retract verb - To solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to).
Usage example: the newspaper was forced to retract the story, which turned out to be based on fabricated reporting
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Synonyms for Retract
Antonyms for Retract
Assert is an antonym for retract.
Nearby Words: retraction, retracted, retracting, retractation, retraced
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Common collocations

claim assert claim retract claim
way assert way retract way
head assert head retract head
statement assert statement retract statement
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