| assert(verb, support, state, hold, give) |
| affirm(verb, support, state, hold, give) |
| aver(noun, verb, state, hold, give) |
| declare(verb, support, state, hold, give) |
| state(verb, hold, give, mean, show) |
| maintain(verb, support, state, hold, oppose) |
| avow(verb, support, state, hold, maintain) |
| allege(verb, hold, agree, allow, declare) |
| avouch(noun, verb, state, maintain, oppose) |
| swear(verb, state, hold, press, maintain) |
| confirm(verb, support, state, maintain, agree) |
| contend(verb, support, hold, press, maintain) |
| say(verb, state, hold, give, mean) |
| hold(verb, press, maintain, declare, claim) |
| profess(verb, support, state, hold, maintain) |
| vouch(verb, state, give, maintain, agree) |
| vow(noun, verb, support, hold, press) |
| depose(verb, acknowledge, admit, assert, pretend) |
| insist(verb, state, hold, order, maintain) |
| testify(verb, support, state, give, mean) |