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ASSERTION Antonyms

There are 4 antonyms of the word assertion. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For ASSERTION

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contradiction
nounn
noun

• opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

• (logic) a statement that is necessarily false

• the speech act of contradicting someone

denial
nounn
noun

• the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)

• the act of asserting that something alleged is not true

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts

• renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

refutation
nounn
noun

• the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

• any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

• the act of determining that something is false

retraction
nounn
noun

• a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

• the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back

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Alternatives for DENIAL

Alternatives for REFUTATION

Alternatives for RETRACTION

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