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claim

[kleym] / kleɪm /
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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Bianco has said he wants to “determine the validity” of that claim.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The company’s claim to fame is its founding team.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The biggest howler here is the sovereignty claim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Whenever someone likes to claim that the moon landing was faked — a fairly tedious conversation, even as conspiracy theories go — my general response is to ask, “OK, which one?”

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Though exact numbers aren’t known, some experts claim that the total number of victims may have doubled to 200,000 or more.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti