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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Sullivan "categorically" denied the claims, uncovered by BBC Panorama and the Times.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

She claims to inhabit the soul of Albert Camus, and flings around aphorisms about art that fly over Cricket’s head.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The firm collapsed in 2022 amid claims that Bankman-Fried had been using deposited funds as his own, including to make personal investments and pay debts.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

A 15-month investigation by the Association of Tennis Professionals in 2023 said it found “insufficient evidence” to support the claims.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Texas is admitted as the twenty-eighth state, a slave state, even though Mexico still claims Texas as its territory.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis