Synonyms of claiming

claiming 1 of 2

noun

as in confiscation

Related Words

• confiscation
• acquisition
• ownership
• procurement
• commandeering
• holding
• retaining
• accession
• proprietorship
• collaring
• obtainment
• retention
• possession
• repossession
• hands
• control
• keeping
• enjoyment
• power
• mastery
• dominion
• authority
• command

Dissimilar Words

• relinquishment
• surrendering
• dispossession
• transferal
• nonpossession

claiming

2 of 2

verb

present participle of claim

1

as in alleging

to state as a fact usually forcefully

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alleging
• insisting
• asserting
• declaring
• contending
• maintaining
• announcing
• proclaiming
• protesting
• arguing
• affirming
• purporting
• professing
• averring
• confirming
• defending
• reasoning
• warranting
• avowing
• putting forth
• justifying
• avouching
• rationalizing
• broadcasting
• vindicating
• upholding
• reaffirming
• reasserting
• persevering
• supporting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• abandoning
• rejecting
• disclaiming
• negating
• questioning
• repudiating
• disavowing
• disputing
• challenging
• refuting
• disproving
• gainsaying
• rebutting
• contradicting
• countering
• disowning
• negativing
• confuting

2

as in demanding

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demanding
• requesting
• requiring
• asking
• commanding
• wanting
• calling (for)
• needing
• enjoining
• pressing (for)
• insisting (on)
• clamoring (for)
• exacting
• stipulating (for)
• taking
• questing
• imposing
• necessitating
• warranting
• pleading (for)
• crying (for)
• harassing
• requisitioning
• badgering
• hounding
• dunning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yielding
• giving up
• surrendering
• relinquishing

3

as in destroying

to deprive of life

cancer claims hundreds of thousands of Americans each year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroying
• killing
• slaying
• taking
• dispatching
• murdering
• carrying off
• doing for
• felling
• slaughtering
• doing away with
• doing in
• wasting
• assassinating
• croaking
• neutralizing
• finishing
• getting
• cutting down
• offing
• making away with
• decimating
• massacring
• executing
• whacking
• annihilating
• terminating
• smiting
• snuffing
• butchering
• taking out
• putting away
• rubbing out
• mowing
• blotting out
• killing off
• scragging
• knocking off
• icing
• bumping off
• martyring
• putting down
• euthanizing
• suiciding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restoring
• raising
• animating
• reviving
• resurrecting
• nurturing
• resuscitating

4

as in requiring

to have as a requirement

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requiring
• needing
• taking
• wanting
• involving
• demanding
• necessitating
• calling for
• warranting
• challenging
• asking
• bearing
• begging
• insisting
• entailing
• lacking
• crying (for)
• hurting (for)
• stipulating
• clamoring (for)
• enjoining
• commanding
• pressing
• exacting
• questing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• having
• holding
• possessing
• owning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of claiming

Noun

Imagine a nation where, for the residents, land is for the claiming. — Robert Smith, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026

Friday’s moves The Panthers moved on from Bailey partially due to the claiming of Hayes on Friday. — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026

Individuals must analyze their unique circumstances and political outlook to determine the best claiming strategy. — Steve Vernon, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

This sophisticated and precisely accurate algorithm helps individuals — and spouses — decide on their family’s best claiming strategy. — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026

Then there are optional claiming races, which mix allowance conditions with the option to run a horse for a claiming price. — Neil Greenberg, New York Times, 1 May 2026

Other requirements seek to prevent double-counting of credits, double-claiming, and conflicts of interest, such as the verification body being owned by the carbon credit producer. — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026

To teach these fixtures of Asian American literature is thus to explain their political projects—a claiming of America that was an imperative then, if awkwardly nationalistic and settler colonialist now—while helping students also to hold the texts accountable. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2025

Verb

The following day, all three outlets reported that their journalists had been denied access to the White House grounds, with MS NOW and Politico claiming press passes had been confiscated. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026

More than 70 people who bought, used or were recorded with Meta’s smart glasses have sued the social media giant, claiming their intimate and sensitive images were exposed to workers abroad who are paid to review and label photos and videos. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

It’s also embroiled in a lawsuit with Trader Joe’s, claiming that grocery chain’s packaging looks too similar to theirs. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

According to investigators, Cocca submitted fraudulent loan applications after claiming ownership in The Candleman LLC, Complete Property Management LLC, and Durakote Finishing Systems LLC, as well as other entities. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

The president shared a post on Truth Social on Friday afternoon claiming that CNN, MS NOW, and Politico will no longer be allowed access to the White House. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026

Trump has pushed back on calls to strengthen regulation of the technology, claiming that doing so could cause China to eclipse America on AI. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

In Colorado, custodians have to transfer assets within 60 days of receiving an affidavit from the charity claiming the funds. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Communications can change how a brand is understood without claiming sole responsibility for every commercial result that follows. — Julia Ruttner, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026