Word: Claim
How to pronounce: kleɪm
Verb
Definitions:
1. State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
Example sentences: "He claimed that he came from a wealthy, educated family"
Noun
Definitions:
1. An assertion of the truth of something, typically one that is disputed or in doubt.
Example sentences: "He was dogged by the claim that he had CIA links"
2. A demand or request for something considered one's due.
Example sentences: "The court had denied their claims to asylum"
Synonyms:
lawsuit
affirmation
allegation
asseveration
affirm
declare
assert
say
aver
contend
argue
maintain
allege
avouch
insist
demand
requisition
application form
clamor
need
right
insistence
warrant
pretension
lay claim
pretence
pretense
profess
avow
grievance
complaint
protest
require
arrogate
take
enjoin
kill
reclaim
exact
necessitate
purport
challenge
assertion
call
call for
declaration
avowal
Antonyms:
deny
reject
Derivations:
claimed
claiming
claimant
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Claim in Other Languages...
Spanish: Reclamar
German: Anspruch
French: Réclamation
Italian: Affermare
Turkish: Iddia
