stated, declared or alleged, especially with confidence but no proof
asserted
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for asserted.
Editorial note
When it comes to polygamy, you seem only too happy to restrict the asserted positive rights of others.
Quick take
stated, declared or alleged, especially with confidence but no proof
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for asserted.
adjective
stated, declared or alleged, especially with confidence but no proof
Example sentences
When it comes to polygamy, you seem only too happy to restrict the asserted positive rights of others.
The author wasnt receptive of my advice to remove all its recursion, he asserted rcursion is necessary for compiler-like programs.
No, but one bogus claim asserted strongly from a clear position of ignorance calls the likelihood of his accuracy into question.
Your metrics are the percentage of patents asserted and how many make it to trial?
Furthermore, the one case where Amazon has asserted this clause (against Appistry)[1] fit this model.
I agree but that wasn't what the previous post asserted so I was replying to their hypothetical situation.
It's conspicuously asserted and disagreed with more than the surface level point would warrant.
It is nice to be able to easily separate what is defined and what is asserted in each of dozens of statements.
Can you explain how you got to this from what you asserted before?
I'll give you some numbers less than 1% of patents are ever asserted How many land mines ever explode?
I'm still trying to fathom how I can be a transexual transphobe, but many people have asserted that I am.
As you said so eloquently in another thread when you asserted that blacks must obviously be stupid: at what point does the evidence become overwhelming?
Quote examples
Swedish economist (and socialist) Assar Lindbeck asserted, “In many cases rent control appears to be the most efficient technique presently known to destroy a city—except for bombing.” Cat got your tongue, comrade?
All too much of academic writing is passive-voice-ridden "it is asserted" and "it is believed" type of writing, stuffed with scholarly citations, and utterly unreadable and useless.
Rather, any work published from 1923 onward may* be under copyright, and copyrights are routinely asserted on works first published long before then (most notoriously the song "Happy Birthday", whose first version was published in 1893).
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use asserted in a sentence?
When it comes to polygamy, you seem only too happy to restrict the asserted positive rights of others.
What does asserted mean?
stated, declared or alleged, especially with confidence but no proof
What part of speech is asserted?
asserted is commonly used as adjective.