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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This followed claims by Hezbollah of several operations against Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The company resolved 405 claims for a total cost of $57.2 million, more than double the number of claims and their costs in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

This isn’t the first time the World Cup has come under fire for its climate claims.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Everything from diabetes to schizophrenia, he claims, is caused by Americans being junk food junkies.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Our claims to knowledge, Montaigne said, are generally misconceived because we will not acknowledge our limits as human beings.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton