asserting

1. 1.

   relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration

   Synonymsdeclarativedeclaratory

Questions about asserting

What does asserting mean?

asserting means "relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration".

How many syllables are in asserting?

asserting has 3 syllables: as-ser-ting. The stress falls on "ser". In IPA it is /əˈsɝtɪŋ/.

What is another word for asserting?

Close synonyms include declarative, declaratory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is asserting a common word?

asserting is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.