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Synonyms for asseverate

21 synonyms

verb

Most common

maintain protest declare assert

All synonyms

Verb

assert, maintain, declare, say, state, protest, assure, testify, vow, affirm, allege, vouch, predicate, aver, avow, avouch, pronounce, attest, certify, profess, depose

Definitions

v. 1
To assert earnestly, seriously, and confidently

Forms

Past participle: asseverated
e.g. asseverated → asserted, maintained, declared, sayed…

Choose the right word

Asseverate, Declare or Assert?

It has more solemnity than declare, and more composure and dignity than asseverate, which is to assert excitedly.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

maintain Algeria is determined to maintain its sovereignty.
protest Protest takes ever more creative forms in Tatoeba.
declare I hereby declare the opening of the Olympic Games.
assert Taiwan can't assert its independence from China.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
asseverate		steady
maintain		steady
protest		steady
declare		steady
assert		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: say¹, vow¹
4 letters: aver², avow²
5 letters: state¹, vouch¹
6 letters: assure², assert², affirm², allege², attest², depose², avouch
7 letters: protest², declare², testify³, certify³, profess²
8 letters: maintain²
9 letters: pronounce², predicate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (aver² = 2 syllables).