claims

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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property, right demanded or reserved n.
demand, maintain property or right v.

NOUN

property, right demanded or reserved

Synonyms

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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

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answer reply

STRONG

denial honesty truth

VERB

demand, maintain property or right

Synonyms

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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

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claims

Prosecutors are expected to call witnesses to support Davis’s claims from over the years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Chris Smith, the University of Cambridge's chancellor, told the BBC he believed it was important for such claims to be "rigorously investigated".

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

By comparison, the Communist Party claims a membership of about 101 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Flock Safety claims over 5,000 law enforcement agencies use its license plate readers to help locate missing persons, catch thieves and identify suspicious vehicles.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

The reference to Descartes is simply there to put Hooke in his place by suggesting that the priority Hooke claims actually belongs to Descartes.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin