Thesaurus
claim
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of CLAIM
1
to state as a fact usually forcefully <people who claim that they have been kidnapped by aliens from other worlds>
Synonyms affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow, contend, declare, insist, maintain, profess, protest, purport, warrant
Related Words announce, broadcast, proclaim; argue, rationalize, reason; confirm, justify, vindicate; defend, persevere, support, uphold; reaffirm, reassert
Phrases put forth
2
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority <after many years had passed, he suddenly appeared to claim his inheritance>
Synonyms call (for), claim, clamor (for), command, enjoin, exact, insist (on), press (for), quest, stipulate (for)
3
to deprive of life <cancer claims hundreds of thousands of Americans each year>
Related Words bump off, butcher, cut down, finish, get, ice [slang], knock off, murder, neutralize, off [slang], put away, rub out, scrag, snuff, take out, waste, whack [slang]; annihilate, blot out, decimate, kill off, massacre, mow, slaughter, smite; assassinate, execute, martyr, terminate; euthanize (also euthanatize), put down; suicide
Antonyms animate
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