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claim

[kleym] / kleɪm /
NOUN
property, right demanded or reserved
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allegation application assertion call case demand interest petition plea request requirement suit
STRONG
affirmation birthright counterclaim declaration dibs due entreaty lien part postulation prerogative pretense pretension privilege profession protestation reclamation requisition title ultimatum
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer reply
STRONG
denial honesty truth
VERB
demand, maintain property or right
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allege ask assert believe call for challenge collect declare defend hold insist need take
STRONG
adduce advance exact hit justify knock postulate pretend profess pronounce require requisition solicit uphold vindicate
WEAK
have dibs on something hit up hold out for lay claim to pick up pop the question stake out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon answer deny desert disbelieve forsake give quit reject repudiate stop
STRONG
conceal hide
WEAK
disclaim question

Example Sentences

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"You can live here and work and you are also eligible to claim benefits."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Shakil said he passed on the undercover reporter's details to Tanisa without knowing or suspecting that she would offer to fabricate an asylum claim.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

I mention this because it’s important to be deliberate about when you claim Social Security.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Start with the claim that the tumor-shrinking effects of RP1 could not be disentangled from that of another immunotherapy that patients were taking concurrently.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

To that end, Maggie added a note to her business card, “Mrs. Kane does not claim any spirit power, but people must judge for themselves.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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