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

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

Also requested were documents related to a lawsuit, recently settled for $135,000, claiming Kramer had given an improper assessment of a property and retaliated against an employee who complained. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

In December, former employee Joshua Denton sued the brewery, claiming management ignored years of warnings about OSHA safety violations, did not comply with ADA regulations and wrongfully terminated him. — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026

Uta took the long route to claiming his family’s screen legacy, however. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026

The Democratic Party’s progressive wing is claiming new momentum in Michigan. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 6 July 2026

The ring appears to have been further altered since then, with some eagle-eyed royal watchers even claiming that the center stone is now an emerald cut instead of a cushion cut. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026

Harry, the fifth in line to the throne, has visited the country alone multiple times and met briefly with the king on a trip in September after claiming his father had previously refused to speak to him. — Adela Suliman, NBC news, 6 July 2026

Where Jović tightened as the match went on, after the energy of claiming an up-and-down first set, Pegula relaxed and trusted her game. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 July 2026

The deadline to apply for a $50 million settlement from The Walt Disney Company, linked to a class action case claiming the company helped drive up subscription prices for streaming platforms, is approaching. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 June 2026