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

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

The insurer declined to say what proportion of claims resulted in payouts.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Youlin Chen, a Beijing-born American seismologist, has been detained since November 2024 on claims of espionage charges that his family and the U.S. government deny.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

As a jaded millennial, I consider myself immune to claims that anything can give me abs or pecs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

The latest data, external shows there have been 24,260 claims since November 2021, although just 264 have been successful.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

I forgot that if Ama is, in fact, who she claims to be—then we have a resident expert on Ghanaian mythology on the team.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer