asserted

American  

[uh-sur-tid] / əˈsɜr tɪd /

adjective

1. resting on a statement or claim unsupported by evidence or proof; alleged.

   The asserted value of the property was twice the amount anyone offered.

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Other Word Forms

• assertedly adverb
• unasserted adjective
• well-asserted adjective

Etymology

Origin of asserted

First recorded in 1675–85; assert + -ed ²

Example Sentences

“The only harm X has asserted is that its customers collectively chose X’s competitors over X,” Senior U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

CEO Julie Sweet asserted that the company was “seeing strong AI-driven growth” on the back of its efforts to scale the technology at paying enterprises.

From Barron's

In written remarks prepared for the hearing, Gabbard had asserted those attacks "obliterated" Iran's nuclear enrichment programme, and Iran had made "no efforts" to rebuild it.

From BBC

SoFi asserted in a statement that it was a ”highly regulated public company” that maintains strong confidence in the integrity of its financial reporting.

From Barron's

It asserted that widespread famines and mass starvation would doom huge swaths of mankind because the world’s population was growing too rapidly.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• alleged
• apparent
• presumed
• purported