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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Marketers also claim thymosin-alpha, one of the more studied peptides, can help with immune function, Lyme disease and COVID-19.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The programme makers claim this series is the most extreme race to date.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Farmers were therefore allowed to declare land owned elsewhere in the country to claim subsidies.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Last June, the same judge dismissed a defamation claim by Baldoni and his associates against Lively and her husband, actor Ryan Reynolds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

One of Mary Lincoln’s mediums would claim that spirits had influenced President Lincoln’s decision.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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