Assert and Try

Assert

Assert verb - To state clearly and strongly.

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

Try

Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.

Assert and try are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assert" instead a verb "Try".

Nearby Words: tried, trying

Common collocations

humanity assert humanity try humanity
power assert power try power
control assert control try control
advantage assert advantage try advantage
Other words: case, way.

Both words in one sentence

  • Take That, Audience! In it, Annie uses a series of Flashbacks to try and assert that she and Jeff are in a torrid Will They or Won't They?
  • Less Bad/Neutral: You escape from the lockdown, finding out that your families have been captured by the government, and angels are starting to try and assert control over mankind.
  • Armor-Piercing Question They try to assert that they're there by choice, but neither the characters nor the audience believes them.
Cite this Source
Try and Assert. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/assert/try
Assert & Try. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/assert/try>.
Try or Assert. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/assert/try.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "assert" and "try" have occurred on timeline