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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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A financial publisher made later-recanted claims in January accusing the platform of serving as a “laundering machine” for transnational criminals.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The focus must be on claims, arguments and scholarly standards, not the author’s character or motives.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Some of the claims have values in the hundreds of dollars, while one recent claim is potentially worth $9 million, Marine said.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The company “denies the legal claims and denies any wrongdoing or liability,” according to the settlement website.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Maybe Momma could guess what I was struggling with, because she says, “The officer claims she feared for her life, so they’ll talk about that.”

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée