Synonyms of claimed

claimed 1 of 2

adjective

as in alleged

Related Words

• alleged
• purported
• professed
• misleading
• feigned
• pretended
• faked
• pseudo
• specious
• fake
• imaginary
• phony
• obvious
• so-called
• illusory
• deceptive
• manifest
• illusive
• probable
• possible
• likely
• delusive
• assumed
• put-on
• plausible
• presumed
• conceivable
• distinct
• demonstrable
• visible
• evident
• supposed
• delusory
• plain
• clear
• apparent
• seeming
• reputed
• putative
• external
• ostensible
• superficial
• prima facie
• supposable
• outward
• ostensive

Dissimilar Words

• hidden
• impossible
• unlikely
• confirmed
• inconceivable
• improbable
• implausible
• actual
• real
• sure
• valid
• established
• inapparent
• genuine
• substantiated
• validated
• corroborated
• verified
• authenticated

claimed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of claim

1

as in insisted

to state as a fact usually forcefully

people who claim that they have been kidnapped by aliens from other worlds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alleged
• insisted
• asserted
• contended
• declared
• maintained
• announced
• protested
• argued
• affirmed
• proclaimed
• purported
• professed
• averred
• confirmed
• avowed
• warranted
• put forth
• defended
• reasoned
• avouched
• justified
• rationalized
• broadcast
• vindicated
• upheld
• reaffirmed
• supported
• reasserted
• persevered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denied
• abandoned
• rejected
• disclaimed
• disputed
• questioned
• challenged
• repudiated
• disavowed
• negated
• gainsaid
• disowned
• refuted
• disproved
• countered
• rebutted
• contradicted
• negatived
• confuted

2

as in demanded

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

after many years had passed, he suddenly appeared to claim his inheritance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demanded
• requested
• required
• asked
• commanded
• wanted
• called (for)
• enjoined
• needed
• stipulated (for)
• insisted (on)
• exacted
• pressed (for)
• clamored (for)
• took
• quested
• necessitated
• imposed
• pleaded (for)
• warranted
• requisitioned
• cried (for)
• harassed
• hounded
• dunned
• badgered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yielded
• surrendered
• gave up
• relinquished

3

as in killed

to deprive of life

cancer claims hundreds of thousands of Americans each year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• killed
• destroyed
• dispatched
• took
• slew
• murdered
• felled
• carried off
• did for
• did in
• slaughtered
• croaked
• assassinated
• finished
• neutralized
• wasted
• did away with
• made away with
• got
• cut down
• executed
• whacked
• decimated
• massacred
• snuffed
• butchered
• annihilated
• terminated
• rubbed out
• offed
• put away
• took out
• martyred
• blotted out
• mowed
• knocked off
• smote
• killed off
• bumped off
• iced
• scragged
• euthanized
• put down
• suicided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raised
• animated
• restored
• revived
• resurrected
• nurtured
• resuscitated

4

as in required

to have as a requirement

caring for her three small children claims virtually all of her time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• required
• needed
• wanted
• took
• demanded
• involved
• challenged
• necessitated
• bore
• called for
• warranted
• asked
• entailed
• insisted
• begged
• lacked
• stipulated
• cried (for)
• hurt (for)
• enjoined
• exacted
• clamored (for)
• pressed
• commanded
• quested

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• had
• held
• owned
• possessed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of claimed

Adjective

At the claimed range, this would likely mean the Chinese pilot would have been able to not only see the foreign aircraft, but may also have been able to identify the pilot (using its optical zoom equipment). — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2026

This is one of the reasons why the claimed detection of phosphine on Venus is so controversial. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025

And, of course, there is Elon's Starlink and all the claimed internet connections that run with T-Mobile's 5G. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025

Verb

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but suspicion was likely to fall on the Pakistani Taliban, formally known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP. — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

An ultra-Orthodox private investigator named Avi Lehrer called Shraga and claimed to have bank records showing that Netanyahu and his family held millions of dollars in offshore accounts. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Hollywood insiders claimed that state budget bill SB 122 could undo the goodwill created by that tax credit expansion. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

Lamar put up a respectable fight, but ultimately, Bowie claimed a 29-23 overtime victory. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026

Similarly, in May of last year, Angel Reese claimed that Fever fans hurled racist comments her way during a game. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Instead, Lizzie claimed to be menstruating, which was confirmed by her family doctor, and the pail was never examined. — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

Flash flooding across the Navajo Nation this week has damaged roads, forced evacuations and claimed the three lives as a late-season surge of monsoon moisture brings heavy rain to the Four Corners region. — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

In the initial complaint obtained by USA TODAY, Said claimed she was placed on an all-male team that included Gutman and two other crew members. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026