| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accept | regard as true or valid |
| 2. | acknowledge | admit or recognize as true |
| 3. | adjudge | declare officially or judicially |
| 4. | admit | concede as true |
| 5. | agree | express the same view |
| 6. | approve | officially agree to or accept |
| 7. | assert | state firmly or confidently |
| 8. | assure | tell confidently to remove doubt |
| 9. | attest | bear witness to truth |
| 10. | avow | state openly and frankly |
| 11. | back up | support with evidence or words |
| 12. | be honest about | state truthfully |
| 13. | bear out | show to be true |
| 14. | bolster | support or strengthen |
| 15. | broadcast | make widely known |
| 16. | buttress | support or strengthen strongly |
| 17. | buy | accept as believable |
| 18. | certify | officially confirm as true |
| 19. | champion | strongly support or defend |
| 20. | come clean | admit the truth openly |
| 21. | concede | admit after resistance or doubt |
| 22. | concur | agree with a statement |
| 23. | confirm | state that something is true |
| 24. | contend | argue that something is true |
| 25. | cop to | admit, especially informally |
| 26. | corroborate | support with confirming evidence |
| 27. | credit | believe to be true |
| 28. | declare | announce clearly and formally |
| 29. | deem | regard as true or fitting |
| 30. | defend | support against criticism or attack |
| 31. | demonstrate | show clearly with evidence |
| 32. | echo | repeat or reflect a view |
| 33. | emphasize | give special importance to |
| 34. | endorse | publicly support or approve |
| 35. | establish | prove or set firmly |
| 36. | evidence | support with proof |
| 37. | express | put into words clearly |
| 38. | fess up | admit truth informally |
| 39. | fortify | strengthen with support or proof |
| 40. | give assurance | provide confident confirmation |
| 41. | give credence to | accept as believable |
| 42. | give one’s word | promise truth or commitment |
| 43. | go along with | agree with a view |
| 44. | go on record | state publicly and officially |
| 45. | grant | admit as true or valid |
| 46. | green-light | give approval to proceed |
| 47. | guarantee | promise truth or certainty |
| 48. | highlight | draw attention to |
| 49. | hold | believe and state as true |
| 50. | insist | state firmly despite opposition |
| 51. | lend support to | provide support for |
| 52. | let on | reveal or admit |
| 53. | line up behind | show support for publicly |
| 54. | maintain | continue to state as true |
| 55. | make clear | express so it is understood |
| 56. | make known | reveal or announce |
| 57. | mention | refer to briefly |
| 58. | note | mention or observe briefly |
| 59. | observe | state as a comment |
| 60. | okay | approve or authorize |
| 61. | own | admit or acknowledge truth |
| 62. | point out | mention clearly and directly |
| 63. | proclaim | announce publicly and emphatically |
| 64. | profess | declare openly or publicly |
| 65. | pronounce | declare officially or formally |
| 66. | prove | show to be true |
| 67. | publish | make publicly known |
| 68. | put forward | state for consideration |
| 69. | put on record | state officially for record |
| 70. | quote | repeat exact words as support |
| 71. | ratify | give formal approval to |
| 72. | reaffirm | state again with conviction |
| 73. | reassert | state again forcefully |
| 74. | reassure | restore confidence by confirming |
| 75. | regard as true | consider to be true |
| 76. | remark | say or comment briefly |
| 77. | report | give an account of |
| 78. | represent | state or describe as |
| 79. | say so | state that it is so |
| 80. | set forth | present clearly and formally |
| 81. | stand behind | support fully and publicly |
| 82. | stand by | continue to support or defend |
| 83. | stand over | support and defend a claim |
| 84. | state | express clearly in words |
| 85. | submit | present for acceptance or belief |
| 86. | subscribe to | agree with or support |
| 87. | substantiate | provide support for truth |
| 88. | swear | declare solemnly as true |
| 89. | take as true | accept as true |
| 90. | tell the truth | speak honestly and accurately |
| 91. | testify | give evidence or declare truth |
| 92. | underline | emphasize a point |
| 93. | underscore | emphasize or highlight |
| 94. | uphold | support as valid or true |
| 95. | validate | confirm as sound or acceptable |
| 96. | verify | check and establish truth |
| 97. | voice | express openly in words |
| 98. | vouch for | guarantee the truth of |
| 99. | warrant | guarantee or justify as true |
| 100. | witness | attest from personal knowledge |
