claim synonyms

claim

n.

demand, declaration, pretense, requisition, profession, entreaty, petition, suit, ultimatum, call, request, requirement, application, postulation, protestation, case, pretension, assertion, allegation, plea, counterclaim, right, interest, title, part, stake; see also appeal 1, contention 2.

Antonyms disclaimer, renunciation*, repudiation.

lay claim to

demand, stake out a claim to, appropriate; see claim 1, require 2, seize 2.

claim

v.

  1. To assert a claim to

    demand, lay claim to, stake out a claim, exact, challenge, claim as one's due, demand as a right, command, insist upon, pretend to, assert one's right to, make a stand, call upon one for, petition, ask for, call for, require, deserve, have dibs on*; see also require 2.

    Antonyms disclaim, renounce, abandon.

  2. To assert

    insist, maintain, allege, profess; see declare 1, pretend 1. See syn. study at require.

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