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

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed an attack on Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery Sunday, a major crude oil refinery located on the Red Sea coast in southwestern Saudi Arabia. — Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

The groups have claimed migrants without documents are contributing to South Africa's high unemployment rate by taking jobs, while also putting pressure on public services. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

That reporting into what claimed to be a better kind of prison, more focused on treating inmates with mental-health issues, concluded that the conditions at the center were appalling, resulting in fires being set by inmates on their own persons. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Over the past two seasons, the Catalans have claimed five out of six domestic pieces of silverware on offer while their arch nemesis went trophyless. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The new president also faces opposition from Petro, who has refused to acknowledge the election result and claimed, without providing credible evidence, that the vote count was rigged. — Manuel Rueda, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026

Instead, the Citizens’ Council, a white supremacist organization, claimed Williams instigated the riots. — Aaron Coy Moulton, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

Unless Washington provides another naval destroyer, he will be forced to choose defense of the United States over Israel, the report claimed, as the Iran war has put a strain on Washington’s military arsenal. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

Two entirely different terrorist organizations claimed responsibility, though the actual culprit was never found. — David Szondy august 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026