lay claim to

VERB

claim

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 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

VERB

deserve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

earn gain get justify merit warrant win

STRONG

demand procure rate

WEAK

be given one's due be in line for be worthy of get comeuppance get what is coming to one have it coming have the right to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail forfeit lose miss pass spend

Example Sentences

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It could give Craig Bellamy's side the chance to beat them and try and lay claim to being unofficial world champions.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

One of the few stocks that can lay claim to outperforming Nvidia has done it again.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Soon even the humblest burgh in the hinterland could lay claim to a flourishing pizzeria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

In Hollywood, studios tended to lay claim to nearby restaurants almost as extensions of their own commissaries, with cocktail privileges.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

As usual, Fabyan tried to lay claim to his work, calling it Riverbank Publication No. 22, but its insights were William’s alone.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

lay claim to

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