substantiating an assertion Synonym

assert, declare, maintain, state, affirm, allege, contend, insist, profess, demand, request, apply for, seek, pursue, sue for, requisition, petition for, file for, lay claim to, stake a claim to, appropriate, arrogate, assume, usurp, seize, take over, take possession of, take, acquire, gain, obtain, procure, secure, win, earn, achieve, attain, get, receive, collect, gather, amass, accumulate, hoard, monopolize, corner, control [x]

approval, confirmation, endorsement, validation, sanction, authorization, acceptance, consent, agreement, assent, affirmation, recognition, acknowledgment, formalization, legitimization, enactment, passage, adoption, establishment, institution, certification, corroboration, verification, substantiation, support, backing, seal, imprimatur, nod, go-ahead, green light [x]

confirmations, validations, authentications, corroborations, substantiations, endorsements attestations, affirmations, approvals, ratifications, certifications, proofs, verifications [x]

reasons, explanations, defenses, rationales, arguments, excuses, validations, vindications, grounds, alibis, pretexts, apologies, clarifications, accounts, warrants, supports, bases, premises, foundations, motives, causes, extenuations, pleas, corroborations, affirmations, attestations, endorsements, confirmations, verifications, proofs, substantiations, evidences, testimonies, advocacies, assertions, averments, declarations, statements, claims, contentions, expositions, elucidations, interpretations, exculpations, exonerations, justifications [x]

rationales, justifications, explanations, arguments, grounds, motives, reasons, bases, premises, considerations, accounts, causes, purposes, logics, rationalizations, elucidations, clarifications, interpretations, analyses, explications, expositions, theories, hypotheses, assumptions, inferences, deductions, conclusions, insights, understandings, perspectives, viewpoints, standpoints, outlooks, opinions, beliefs, convictions, judgments, assessments, evaluations, appraisals, estimations, reflections, thoughts, ideas, notions, concepts, principles [x]

recognized, accepted, appreciated, validated, acknowledged, noticed, esteemed, respected, valued, affirmed, credited, honored, identified, known, regarded, understood, perceived, discerned, distinguished, observed, seen [x]

objection, counterargument, rebuttal, refutation, disapproval, dissent, protest, opposition, contradiction, counterpoint, challenge, dispute, disagreement, critique, criticism, counterclaim, demurral, dissuasion, remonstrance, reservation, qualm, misgiving, caveat, exception, resistance, retort, counterstatement, counterview, counterposition, counteropinion, counterplea, countercontention, counterassertion, countercharge, counteraccusation, counterallegation, countercritique, counterdispute, counterdissent, counterprotest, counterremonstrance, counterreservation, counterqualm, countermisgiving, countercaveat, counterexception, counterresistance, counterretort, counterchallenge [x]

Meinungswechsel, Haltungsänderung, Standpunktänderung, Positionswechsel, Gesinnungswandel, Kursänderung, Richtungswechsel, Perspektivwechsel, Sinneswandel, Umdenken, Neuausrichtung, Neuorientierung, Einstellungsänderung, Meinungsumschwung, Gesinnungsänderung, Standpunktwechsel, Kurskorrektur, Neupositionierung, Neujustierung, Umorientierung, Sinnesänderung, Meinungsänderung, Haltungswechsel, Perspektivenwechsel, Richtungsänderung, Positionsänderung, Einstellungswechsel, Gesinnungsumschwung, Meinungswandel, Standpunktanpassung, Kurswechsel [x]

denying, contradicting, disputing, refuting, challenging, opposing, contesting, rebutting, negating, rejecting, disavowing, disclaiming, renouncing, repudiating, countering, questioning, resisting, dissenting, objecting, arguing against, taking issue with, calling into question, casting doubt on, impugning, controverting [x]

arguing, debating, contesting, challenging, questioning, opposing, contradicting, quarreling, bickering, wrangling, squabbling, disputing, contending, disagreeing, clashing, sparring, feuding, battling, fighting, litigating, controverting, refuting, rebutting, countering, gainsaying, impugning, denying, rejecting, resisting [x]

rebuttals, counterarguments, disproofs, contradictions, negations, denials, confutations, disprovals, invalidations, refutals, counterstatements, counterclaims, counterevidence, counterproofs, counterrefutations, counterrebuttals, counterdisproofs, counterdenials, counterconfutations, counterinvalidations, counterdisprovals, counternegations, countercontradictions [x]

rebuttal, disproof, contradiction, counterargument, negation, denial, repudiation, confutation, invalidation, disconfirmation, challenge, contestation, gainsaying, opposition, rebutter, refutal, disavowal, rejection, dismissal, nullification, annulment, debunking, debunkment, falsification, discrediting, invalidating, disproving, counterstatement, counterclaim, counterevidence, counterproof, counterrefutation, counterdisproof, counterdenial, counterchallenge, counteropposition, counterrebuttal, counterconfutation, counterinvalidation, counterdisconfirmation, counterdisavowal, counterrejection, counterdismissal, counternullification, counterannulment, counterdebunking, counterdebunkment, counterfalsification, counterdiscrediting [x]

revealing-the-evidence, uncovering-the-evidence, exposing-the-evidence, disclosing-the-evidence, unveiling-the-evidence, bringing-the-evidence-to-light, making-the-evidence-public, showing-the-evidence, presenting-the-evidence, laying-bare-the-evidence [x]

proving, demonstrating, substantiating, validating, corroborating, confirming, verifying, attesting, authenticating, establishing, manifesting, showing, exhibiting, presenting, revealing, disclosing, unveiling, exposing, illustrating, affirming, certifying, justifying, supporting, backing, endorsing, ratifying, upholding, testifying, bearing out, making evident, making clear, making plain, making manifest, making obvious, making apparent, making known, making visible, making perceptible, making tangible, making concrete, making real, making factual, making certain, making sure, making undeniable, making indisputable, making irrefutable, making incontestable, making unassailable, making unquestionable [x]

emphasizing-the-evidence, underscoring-the-evidence, stressing-the-evidence, accentuating-the-evidence, spotlighting-the-evidence, showcasing-the-evidence, drawing-attention-to-the-evidence, pointing-out-the-evidence, illuminating-the-evidence, bringing-to-light-the-evidence, foregrounding-the-evidence, underlining-the-evidence, marking-the-evidence, flagging-the-evidence, singling-out-the-evidence, making-prominent-the-evidence, calling-attention-to-the-evidence, focusing-on-the-evidence, highlighting-the-proof, emphasizing-the-proof, underscoring-the-proof, stressing-the-proof, accentuating-the-proof, spotlighting-the-proof, showcasing-the-proof, drawing-attention-to-the-proof, pointing-out-the-proof, illuminating-the-proof, bringing-to-light-the-proof, foregrounding-the-proof, underlining-the-proof, marking-the-proof, flagging-the-proof, singling-out-the-proof, making-prominent-the-proof, calling-attention-to-the-proof, focusing-on-the-proof [x]