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

He explicitly asserted that he was permitted to “consider acquitted conduct.”

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There’s more to the story than AI, however, the analysts asserted.

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It asserted that “for most Americans” the war against Japan was a “war of vengeance,” but “for most Japanese, it was a war to defend their unique culture against Western imperialism.”

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The tone was set at his inauguration, when he asserted that China controlled the Panama Canal and said the U.S. would take control of the waterway.

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In a video shared to his Instagram story Wednesday, he asserted, “I’m not about to be silenced.”

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Related Words

• alleged 
• apparent 
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• purported