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Synonyms for claim

35 synonyms
9 antonyms
3 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

exact demand call for require lay claim arrogate assert

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Exact

exact, demand, call for, require, take, need, request, kill, command, challenge dated

2. Lay claim

lay claim, arrogate

3. Assert

assert, allege formal, dispute, contend, declare, state, vindicate, pretend formal, profess, maintain, plead

Noun

assertion, title, call, argument, privilege, right, pretension, pretense US, pretence UK, reclamation, profession, requisition

Antonyms

abandon, disclaim, abdicate

All antonyms of claim →

Definitions

v. 1
To demand ownership of.
v. 2
To state a new fact, typically without providing evidence to prove it is true.
v. 3
To demand ownership or right to use for land.
n. 1
A demand of ownership made for something.

Related words

Word family: claimant claimer
Phrases: lay claim baggage claim claim form contingent claim stake a claim

Forms

Plural: claims → assertions, titles, calls, arguments…
Past participle: claimed
e.g. claimed → exacted, demanded, required, taken…

Example sentences

kill He tried to kill himself because he lost her love.
assert Taiwan can't assert its independence from China.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
claim		steady
kill		rising
assert		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: need¹, take¹, call¹, kill¹
5 letters: right¹, state¹, title², exact², plead¹
6 letters: demand², assert², allege²
7 letters: require³, request², command², dispute², pretend², declare², contend², profess²
8 letters: maintain², argument³, pretense², pretence, arrogate³
9 letters: challenge², privilege², assertion³, vindicate³
10 letters: profession³, pretension³
11 letters: reclamation⁴, requisition⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (title² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: revendiquer
Deutsch: beanspruchen
Català: reivindicar