claims

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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property, right demanded or reserved n.
demand, maintain property or right v.

NOUN

property, right demanded or reserved

Synonyms

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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

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answer reply

STRONG

denial honesty truth

VERB

demand, maintain property or right

Synonyms

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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

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claims

Technology executive Mark Hurd left Hewlett-Packard in 2010 amid claims of misconduct involving a relationship with a female contractor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Prosecutors are expected to call witnesses to support Davis’s claims from over the years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

But an investigation by the Observer, external suggested some of Winn's claims about the events that led to the couple losing their home were misrepresented.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Chris Smith, the University of Cambridge's chancellor, told the BBC he believed it was important for such claims to be "rigorously investigated".

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Then you can compare the claims they make about Truth and Reality that we all share but also mostly ignore in different parts.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri