Synonyms for averment
Most common
declaration assertion affirmation asseveration evidence re-mark
All synonyms
Noun
1. Assertion — the act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion
assertion, declaration, affirmation, asseveration, saying, word, statement, testimony, allegation, protestation, predication, avowal
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.
Forms
- Plural
- averments → assertions, declarations, affirmations, asseverations…
Example sentences
- declaration That sounded like some sort of declaration of love.
- assertion Tom refuted that assertion with a counterexample.
- affirmation I'll take this as an affirmation.
- evidence From this evidence it follows that he is innocent.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| averment | falling | |
| declaration | steady | |
| assertion | steady | |
| affirmation | rising | |
| asseveration | steady | |
| evidence | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- word1
- 6 letters
- saying2, avowal
- 8 letters
- evidence3
- 9 letters
- statement2, testimony4, assertion3
- 10 letters
- allegation4
- 11 letters
- declaration4, affirmation4, predication
- 12 letters
- protestation4, asseveration
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (saying2 = 2 syllables).