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

Mohebi claimed that in the last two weeks Iran had destroyed a wide variety of US military facilities across the region. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 26 July 2026

Walter was killed just one day after a fatal crash claimed the life of another e-scooter rider in Brooklyn. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

Speaking to the Tribune last December, McGlaughlin claimed that his annual host contract had not been renewed, but that no reason had been given for the termination. — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

Los Blancos’ interest in Rodri is long-standing and it has been previously claimed that the midfielder would be open to a return to his homeland at some point in the future. — Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

The Ottonians also claimed the imperial title in traditional Roman fashion—by right of conquest. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Separately, the Writers Guild of America claimed that the merger will result in lower compensation and worse deal terms. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

Wilson claimed that MacInnes told her that the incident made the young actress uncomfortable. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 July 2026

Both the regional al-Qaida affiliate and separatist FLA claimed responsibility. — ABC News, 18 July 2026