CLAIMING Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in confiscation

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claiming

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verb

present participle of claim

as in alleging

to state as a fact usually forcefully people who claim that they have been kidnapped by aliens from other worlds

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as in demanding

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority after many years had passed, he suddenly appeared to claim his inheritance

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as in destroying

to deprive of life cancer claims hundreds of thousands of Americans each year

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as in requiring

to have as a requirement caring for her three small children claims virtually all of her time

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Recent Examples of claiming

Noun

This memory of the body’s muscle enacted in the gesture of cutting, moved from anger to mindfulness to mourning for all that was lost in that claiming of art. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026 So, instead, Barr begins transcribing Dava’s work—but transcribing turns into editing, and editing into claiming. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Under the terms of the bill, workers would not need to work their entire careers in physically demanding jobs to earn credit towards early claiming. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 Imagine a nation where, for the residents, land is for the claiming. — Robert Smith, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026 Friday’s moves The Panthers moved on from Bailey partially due to the claiming of Hayes on Friday. — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026 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

Verb

New York state sued Kalshi and Polymarket this year, claiming that the companies each ran unlicensed sports gambling businesses. — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2026 All this became possible without the raw data ever changing hands, with some vendors claiming accuracy gains of up to 40% from AI models trained inside them. — Ivan Guzenko, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 In Brussels, the Ambassador to Belgium, Bill White, was summoned by the government after publicly claiming that an Antwerp prosecutor’s investigation into ritual circumcisions by Jewish mohels without medical training was antisemitic. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Micron is earning huge amounts of money, only be greeted with the sound of bears claiming peak, peak, peak. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026 If someone calls claiming a family member is in trouble, don’t stay on the line. — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026 The hacker set a trap designed to lure the impostor into claiming more Bitcoin. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Analysts tie the wide-scale Israeli response to Friday's attack to the Israeli national elections on October 27, claiming this is an effort by Netanyahu to appear strong to voters. — Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026 Politicians in every region are arguing that Israel is guilty of major human rights violations, with many claiming that the country has committed genocide. — Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for claiming

Noun

Despite the federal agencies’ refusal to act, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) took the abuse seriously and confiscation seemed imminent.

— Valerie Greene, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Authorities are seeking the confiscation of four luxury vehicles worth approximately 825,000 euros, or about $957,000.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of confiscation

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Walter also is a defendant in multiple civil lawsuits filed by investors alleging fraud and breach of contract.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Ekō, a digital advocacy non-profit coalition, published a report alleging that Meta had favoured Bolsonaro’s campaign.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026

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After destroying much of Gaza and killing tens of thousands of Palestinians, Israel has regained military control of nearly 70 percent of the strip.

— Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026
But if firms lean on AI to cut lower-level work, the risk is destroying the very avenue of apprenticeship that produces future senior associates and managers.

— Tim Brackney, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of destroying

Verb

Highfill maintains a covenant requiring utility rates to generate net revenues equal to at least 110% of maximum annual debt service on outstanding system bonds.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Policymakers have also moved to address associated risks, with a dozen states now requiring companion chatbot operators to disclose to users that their tools are not human, and to institute crisis referral procedures.

— Ned Cooper, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of requiring

Verb

In a 2024 interview with TIME, Netanyahu denied making the statement, insisting that the payments were meant to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Embracing uncertainty does not mean ignoring danger, suppressing disappointment or insisting that every setback is positive.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of insisting

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According to a statement from the Winter Park Police Department, officers were contacted by a soccer league official requesting a response to a disturbance between the parents of a player and league staff.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
The company filed a complaint to the European Commission in May requesting an anti-dumping probe into Chinese imports of the active ingredient used in the antibiotic amoxicillin.

— Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

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