asserted

[uh-sur-tid]

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.

Other Word Forms

• assertedly adverb
• unasserted adjective
• well-asserted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of asserted¹

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

Example Sentences

Although the White House has asserted that inflation is coming down, in fact it is going up.

From Los Angeles Times

Kennedy has long asserted that’s due to an external environmental cause, often using inaccurate statements to describe both the condition and the research around it.

From Los Angeles Times

Identity — race, gender, class — has been at the forefront of artistic discourse for many years, but we tend to think of it as something being asserted or described.

From Los Angeles Times

Swift's lawyer asserted on Friday that she has "no material role" in the case and did not agree to be deposed, contradicting what Baldoni's team claimed.

From BBC

Mehmet Oz, who heads Medicare and Medicaid, asserted on Fox News in July that “Today the average able-bodied person on Medicaid who doesn’t work, they watch 6.1 hours of television or just hang out.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• alleged 
• apparent 
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• purported