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

Marshall's campaign, for its part, bet heavily on an attack ad surrounding claims that Hamilton protected a pedophile. — Grace Hills, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Turk claims that Isbilen authorized the payment in hopes that Mountbatten-Windsor might be able to use his connections to help her husband, who has been imprisoned in Turkey since 2015. — ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026

Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune Supporters celebrate as Republican governor nominee Darren Bailey claims victory, June 28, 2022, at Thelma Keller Convention Center in Effingham. — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

Meta claims Muse can do things like build a shopping cart based on a recipe on Instagram, create workout plans and plan family trivia nights. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

There was no immediate comment from Saudi authorities on the Houthi claims. — CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

OpenAI also claims that ChatGPT search volume, measured by queries with search intent, is now one-fifth of Google’s volume. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2026

Instead, this memo claims, sending people to live in institutions—away from their families, friends, and beds—is an acceptable option. — Rebekah Taussig, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

Bass claims that the deeper problem is a fragmented homelessness bureaucracy. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

Noun

Lara faced intense scrutiny and criticism during his eight years in office from Californians frustrated by rising prices, fewer options and how their claims were handled. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Trump endorsed Collins for the Republican nomination in a state where the president anchored his false claims that his 2020 defeat was rigged. — Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

Their race started off heated again in 2026, with the campaigns trading claims over Bradley’s position on the legislation named for the Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on Charlotte’s light rail in 2025. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026

The company also says that data only leaves the glasses with your explicit consent, though its wider privacy and security claims haven’t yet been independently verified. — New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026

Compass is embroiled in more than half a dozen lawsuits with state and local Multiple Listing Services (MLS) involving listing rules and antitrust claims. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Bacelar disputed the accusations and said the lawsuit is filled with recycled claims that were previously litigated and dismissed. — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

That legacy has shaped a tragic disparity in Jacksonville, which has three of the 10 worst ZIP codes for child firearm injury rates in Florida, according to an analysis of hospital claims data obtained by KFF Health News and The Trace. — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026

Among the other claims are a woman who says Brand raped her in a Bournemouth hotel room in 1999 following a comedy gig of his. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026