Answer: asserted

AnswerCrossword Clue
ASSERTEDSaid with conviction
assertedASSERT, to state positively
assertedto defend, as rights or claims
assertedto declare to be true
assertedresting on a statement or claim unsupported by evidence or proof; alleged
ASSERTEDConfidently said
ASSERTEDMade a case for
ASSERTEDStated with conviction
ASSERTEDDefended, as one's rights
ASSERTEDHeld
ASSERTEDMaintained
ASSERTEDHeld, as claims
ASSERTEDWas emphatic
ASSERTEDExpressed positively
ASSERTEDMade a statement
ASSERTEDDeclared
ASSERTEDDefended
ASSERTEDStated
ASSERTEDClaimed.
ASSERTEDStated forcefully.
ASSERTEDMaintained by words.
ASSERTEDMaintained.
ASSERTEDPut forth
ASSERTEDPut forward
ASSERTEDSaid positively