claims

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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The MOD says it has no jurisdiction over sites that are no longer MOD-owned or maintained, however any claims from current owners will be dealt with on a site-by-site basis.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Authorities in the Philippines, which also claims the shoal, then released more detailed photos that showed a rickety-looking platform floating at the shoal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

He claims these companies have such powerful tech that they represent a national security risk.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Which? claims that since 2015 Apple has effectively locked users into its services and overcharged them as a result.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

On the contrary, Schaffer’s claims were accepted as confirming a by-then-well-established theory of how science works—that it works not through evidence, but through power and persuasion.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton