1 synonym for Asserted

asserted, maintained, claimed, contended, declared, affirmed, stressed, emphasized, urged, pressed, demanded, persisted, reiterated, repeated, pronounced, stated, avowed, professed, swore, vowed, assured, guaranteed, pledged, upheld, supported, backed, endorsed, championed, advocated, argued, held, posited, postulated, proposed, suggested, submitted, pushed, drove, forced, compelled, required, necessitated, mandated, obligated [x]