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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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Union leaders claim they weren’t aware of the eligibility criteria.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The BBC has not been able to verify either claim.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The commentariat persists in its claim that this was a war that couldn’t have been won and shouldn’t have been fought.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Another bogus claim is that senior citizens have to enroll or pay a processing fee to get the new $6,000 deduction.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Meanwhile, the two Targ brothers then had only Miyoko standing between them and their claim to their uncle’s millions.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady