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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Legal routes for them to get access to their property after a separation are "very expensive and difficult to pursue" and they aren't often successful in making their claims, she says.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

The SSPX, which claims hundreds of thousands of followers, opposes modernizing changes adopted by the Catholic Church in the 1960s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Ritter said that so far insurers have paid $23.7 billion in claims.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

Charvet, owned by the Colban family since the 1960s, claims to be the oldest shirtmaker in the world, having been founded by Joseph-Christophe Charvet, the son of Napoleon’s personal dresser.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

Sandy, a girl in my acting class, claims it was easier to get gigs back then.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day