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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Using big pocketbooks to lay claim to the supply chain is all well and good for those who can afford it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Whichever nation establishes a presence there first could lay claim to the region for themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025

A row has broken out between two German states, Bavaria and Thuringia, as to who can lay claim to inventing the Bratwurst sausage.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025

Only insofar as he struggled successfully with the sea could a man lay claim to his place in things.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

lay claim to

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