lay claim

VERB

pretend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assume bluff feign fool impersonate profess purport put on

STRONG

act affect allege beguile cheat claim counterfeit cozen deceive delude dissemble dissimulate dupe fish fudge hoodwink jazz jive malinger masquerade mislead sham simulate stonewall sucker whitewash

WEAK

be deceitful be hypocritical claim falsely fake out let on make out pass off pass oneself off as put up a front

Antonyms

STRONG

be honest deny reveal tell the truth

Example Sentences

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One of the few stocks that can lay claim to outperforming Nvidia has done it again.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

And as AI companies lay claim to ever more manufacturing capacity, the question is, How much will other manufacturers have to pay for memory?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

For him to lay claim isn’t just a problem for the Americas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

With 15 perfect darts, it can lay claim to be the greatest leg in the history of the tournament.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

No one, in fact, can lay claim with certainty to his own mind with anything like the specificity stipulated by fingerprints or tissue antigens.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

lay claim

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