Synonyms of claims

claims 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of claim

1

as in alleges

to state as a fact usually forcefully

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alleges
• insists
• asserts
• contends
• declares
• maintains
• argues
• announces
• affirms
• proclaims
• protests
• purports
• professes
• confirms
• avows
• avers
• warrants
• defends
• reasons
• avouches
• justifies
• puts forth
• rationalizes
• vindicates
• broadcasts
• reaffirms
• reasserts
• perseveres
• upholds
• supports

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denies
• rejects
• abandons
• disputes
• disclaims
• challenges
• disavows
• negates
• repudiates
• questions
• refutes
• gainsays
• disproves
• contradicts
• counters
• negatives
• rebuts
• disowns
• confutes

2

as in demands

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demands
• requests
• requires
• asks
• wants
• commands
• calls (for)
• insists (on)
• needs
• stipulates (for)
• enjoins
• presses (for)
• exacts
• clamors (for)
• quests
• takes
• necessitates
• pleads (for)
• warrants
• imposes
• cries (for)
• requisitions
• harasses
• hounds
• badgers
• duns

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yields
• gives up
• surrenders
• relinquishes

3

as in destroys

to deprive of life

cancer claims hundreds of thousands of Americans each year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroys
• kills
• slays
• dispatches
• takes
• murders
• does in
• fells
• slaughters
• croaks
• carries off
• does away with
• does for
• neutralizes
• cuts down
• makes away with
• wastes
• finishes
• assassinates
• offs
• rubs out
• massacres
• smites
• snuffs
• decimates
• annihilates
• gets
• executes
• whacks
• kills off
• takes out
• knocks off
• blots out
• butchers
• mows
• bumps off
• terminates
• ices
• martyrs
• puts away
• suicides
• scrags
• puts down
• euthanizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animates
• raises
• restores
• revives
• resurrects
• nurtures
• resuscitates

4

as in needs

to have as a requirement

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• needs
• requires
• wants
• takes
• demands
• involves
• challenges
• necessitates
• calls for
• warrants
• entails
• asks
• bears
• insists
• begs
• lacks
• stipulates
• cries (for)
• hurts (for)
• clamors (for)
• enjoins
• presses
• exacts
• commands
• quests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• has
• holds
• owns
• possesses

claims

2 of 2

noun

plural of claim

1

as in rights

an entitlement to something

I'm announcing my claim to that last slice of pizza

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rights
• pretensions
• pretenses
• calls
• titles
• dibs
• prerogatives
• privileges
• refusals
• favors
• birthrights

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• waivers
• releases
• disclaimers
• quitclaims

2

as in interests

a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something

a shareholder has a claim in the business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interests
• stakes
• shares
• parts
• possessions
• ownerships
• partnerships
• titles
• co-ownerships

3

as in declarations

a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something

Galileo's claim that the moon has a very irregular surface and thus is not the perfect sphere that the ancients had imagined

Synonyms & Similar Words

• declarations
• assertions
• allegations
• insistences
• announcements
• protestations
• proclamations
• affirmations
• asseverations
• avowals
• professions
• arguments
• pronouncements
• avouchments
• justifications
• confirmations
• rationalizations
• reasons
• reaffirmations
• vindications
• reconfirmations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disputes
• questions
• challenges
• disclaimers
• disavowals
• refutations
• rebuttals
• denials
• contradictions
• negations
• disproofs
• confutations

4

as in requests

something that someone insists upon having

young children make great claims on their parents' time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demands
• requests
• requirements
• wishes
• requisitions
• desires
• needs
• ultimatums
• stipulations
• provisions
• wants
• duns
• importunities
• drives
• essentials
• basics
• conditions
• impositions
• musts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of claims

Verb

Johnson's team also suggests taking out a loan of $480 million to help pay off police misconduct claims sooner, which the team says would cut down on legal costs. — Chris Tye, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Shultz claims Holmes spotted Balwani’s abusive tendencies and clocked him as the perfect fall guy if things went south. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Decades of policy applications, riders, endorsements, correspondence and claims files sit in legacy databases. — Amanda Turcotte, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

The complaint claims the couple’s entire traditional IRA accounts were rolled over into the gold investments. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

South Korea, which in its constitution claims to be the legitimate government of the entire Korean Peninsula, has long accepted and financially supported North Korean defectors. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Then, in late May and early June, the suit claims Parillo got Sandy to step down as director of LHS and assign Parillo her voting rights. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026

The Dateline Canada team, having reviewed police files on the case, claims to have uncovered an unreported police investigation. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

Apple claims some recruits received guidance about presenting information from their previous jobs during interviews. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

Noun

The company reincorporated from Delaware to Texas in 2024, and its charter pushes shareholder claims into mandatory arbitration and limits derivative suits to investors holding at least 3% of the stock—a stake worth tens of billions of dollars. — Heather Occhino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

The duplicate-ballot error in Tulare last week quickly went viral in conservative social media circles, with claims that something nefarious was going on in the middle of a House battleground district. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

The claims paying organizations that are best prepared to navigate this evolving environment will be those that combine uniform eligibility review, defensible payment rationales, dispute tracking and outcome analysis into a single cohesive process. — Christine Cooper, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

While many operational details remain undisclosed, the military’s confirmation of the hit and distance distinguishes this shot from several longer claims. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Facebook agreed to pay $14 million in 2021 to settle claims about its hiring practices. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Decaf drinkers, often older adults or people cutting caffeine for health reasons, may see brands lean harder on sourcing and processing claims. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Gilbert shared a post to his Instagram story responding to the outcry from fans of the actor over the weekend, addressing claims that Danny is pro-ICE or supports Shapiro’s politics. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

The probe found no criminal wrongdoing, at which point Spitzer shifted to negotiating towards a civil disposition with GKN and announced the claims program. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026