Synonyms 4

Question 1

assert

Answer 1

puts stress on the fact of positive statement; it may imply noteworthy assuredness or force on the speaker’s part or lack of proof for the statement

Question 2

declare

Answer 2

sometimes used in reference to explicit, open, public statement, perhaps formal

Question 3

profess

Answer 3

may refer to open declaration, perhaps repeated, especially of one’s own inclinations or capacities, sometimes hypocritical

Question 4

affirm

Answer 4

may suggest delivery of a statement with an earnest appearance of truth and conviction, sometimes a factitious appearance

Question 5

aver

Answer 5

may suggest confidence and genuine belief in the truth of a statement that might be questioned

Question 6

avouch

Answer 6

less used than others in this group, may apply to statements substantiated by certain personal knowledge or by irrefutable authority

Question 7

avow

Answer 7

stresses open, frank declaration, with full personal acknowledgment and responsibility

Question 8

predicate

Answer 8

in this sense may indicate an affirming of something as a quality, attribute, or concomitant

Question 9

warrant

Answer 9

may apply to assured statement made without brooking contradiction, with or as if with one’s personal guarantee