AVERRING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

averring

verb

present participle of aver

as in alleging

to state as a fact usually forcefully was tearfully averring his innocence

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as in declaring

to state clearly and strongly averred that she didn't need any help choosing her own clothes

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Avila's family sued Tesla last week, alleging her death resulted from the company's gross negligence and failure to warn consumers that its self-driving systems were defective.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Raymond said investigators traced the suspect's escape route, alleging Berezovsk fled Monaco immediately after the attack, crossed into southern France and drove to Italy.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of alleging

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That suit has since been dismissed, with a judge declaring the administration's orders to no longer be operational.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 1 July 2026
What’s more, declaring Starliner ready for regular crew rotation flights next year would put the Boeing crew capsule a decade behind its original target of 2017.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026

Definition of declaring

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Kavanaugh could have limited his separate opinion to asserting that Trump’s order couldn’t override a federal law, which was all that was needed to decide the case.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 3 July 2026
The leaders who get the most from this dimension make the connection legible in the work itself rather than asserting it from a stage.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of asserting

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Also requested were documents related to a lawsuit, recently settled for $135,000, claiming Kramer had given an improper assessment of a property and retaliated against an employee who complained.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
In December, former employee Joshua Denton sued the brewery, claiming management ignored years of warnings about OSHA safety violations, did not comply with ADA regulations and wrongfully terminated him.

— Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026

Definition of claiming

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In recent campaign communications, all three Democrats running to become the next governor of Kansas have cited internal data professing themselves to be leading their primary competition.

— Matthew Kelly Updated June 26, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
Carolla then turned more serious, professing his lifelong love of the medium.

— City News Service, Daily News, 28 May 2026

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