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

A BofA Securities report earlier this year asserted that quantum represents the biggest technological advancement since the discovery of fire.

From Barron's

Stronger than average weekly volume has asserted itself recently.

From Barron's

Stronger than average weekly volume has asserted itself recently.

From Barron's

"I owe nothing, I fear nothing. I have nothing to hide," he once asserted.

From Barron's

They simply asserted that statistical analysis should be used as a useful tool to detect potential bias, not to prove it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• alleged
• apparent
• presumed
• purported