CLAIMS Synonyms: 208 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of claim

as in alleges

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 demands

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 destroys

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

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as in needs

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

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claims

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noun

plural of claim

as in rights

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

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as in interests

a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something a shareholder has a claim in the business

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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

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as in requests

something that someone insists upon having young children make great claims on their parents' time

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Recent Examples of claims

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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

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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 In Frisco, Texas, opposition to Hindu temples and a mosque fueled claims of an Indian takeover, and a protester tore apart an Indian flag near City Hall. — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 Reducing catastrophe-fund charges must be evaluated against claims-paying capacity. — Kevin M. McCarty, Sun Sentinel, 27 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 Iskur Denim sees buyers becoming more selective about sustainability claims. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 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 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for claims

Verb

That suit alleges Ticketmaster knowingly let brokers use thousands of accounts to get around ticket limits, then profited when those tickets were resold on its own marketplace.

— James LaForge, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
The lawsuit alleges that the requirement could jeopardize the diner's future at BWI.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of alleges

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The loss of a life demands investigation, accountability and answers.

— Dennis Speigel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
The department’s strict policy regarding the use of cell-site simulators demands that when the technology is used in investigations, detectives are required to get a warrant for the information first, officials said.

— Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of demands

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These include immune amnesia, a type of immunosuppression in which the measles virus destroys immune cells and adaptive responses.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Cash flow is a timing problem, not a sales problem, and that difference destroys companies that look profitable on paper.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of destroys

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The nation needs an ample supply for semiconductors, quantum and super computing, and superconducting magnets, added Robertson, who oversees the Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Artificial intelligence needs as little as three seconds of you speaking to produce a convincing clone of your voice.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of needs

Noun

Gold medalist Lauryn Williams is proof that not every financial adviser has your best interests in mind.

— Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
The race has also attracted millions in outside spending from some of Los Angeles’s most powerful interests.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of interests

Noun

The boldest declarations of solidarity, Lee knows, often precede the quietest and cruellest of betrayals.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
The invasive species, first discovered in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in October 2024, has prompted emergency declarations in Sacramento, Yolo, San Joaquin and Kern counties.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of declarations

Noun

The city attorney’s office didn’t respond to requests for more information Wednesday.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Palestine Action Global and the Treasury Department did not respond to the Washington Examiner’s requests for comment.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026

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