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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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Claims must include receipts, bank statements or other records proving the customer suffered a financial loss.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Posillico Civil Inc.’s lawsuit, filed in the Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C., on May 13, offers one of the first public glimpses into the procurement process along the border in Texas.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Claims that the latest Anthropic release “just killed graphic designers” or “just killed accountants” or “just killed social media managers” all land as BS.

From Slate • May 24, 2026

Appeared in the April 6, 2026, print edition as 'Overtime-Tax Claims Top Expectations'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“That’s funny. Uncle Pudge is always talking about cannibals. Claims he met some once, when he was only a cabin boy. Something to do with a shipwreck.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood