Synonyms of claimed

claimed 1 of 2

adjective

as in alleged

Related Words

• alleged
• purported
• professed
• misleading
• feigned
• pretended
• faked
• pseudo
• specious
• fake
• imaginary
• phony
• obvious
• so-called
• illusory
• deceptive
• manifest
• illusive
• probable
• possible
• likely
• delusive
• assumed
• put-on
• plausible
• presumed
• conceivable
• distinct
• demonstrable
• visible
• evident
• supposed
• delusory
• plain
• clear
• apparent
• seeming
• reputed
• putative
• external
• ostensible
• superficial
• prima facie
• supposable
• outward
• ostensive

Dissimilar Words

• hidden
• impossible
• unlikely
• confirmed
• inconceivable
• improbable
• implausible
• actual
• real
• sure
• valid
• established
• inapparent
• genuine
• substantiated
• validated
• corroborated
• verified
• authenticated

claimed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of claim

1

as in insisted

to state as a fact usually forcefully

people who claim that they have been kidnapped by aliens from other worlds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alleged
• insisted
• asserted
• contended
• declared
• maintained
• announced
• protested
• argued
• affirmed
• proclaimed
• purported
• professed
• averred
• confirmed
• avowed
• warranted
• put forth
• defended
• reasoned
• avouched
• justified
• rationalized
• broadcast
• vindicated
• upheld
• reaffirmed
• supported
• reasserted
• persevered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denied
• abandoned
• rejected
• disclaimed
• disputed
• questioned
• challenged
• repudiated
• disavowed
• negated
• gainsaid
• disowned
• refuted
• disproved
• countered
• rebutted
• contradicted
• negatived
• confuted

2

as in demanded

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

after many years had passed, he suddenly appeared to claim his inheritance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demanded
• requested
• required
• asked
• commanded
• wanted
• called (for)
• enjoined
• needed
• stipulated (for)
• insisted (on)
• exacted
• pressed (for)
• clamored (for)
• took
• quested
• necessitated
• imposed
• pleaded (for)
• warranted
• requisitioned
• cried (for)
• harassed
• hounded
• dunned
• badgered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yielded
• surrendered
• gave up
• relinquished

3

as in killed

to deprive of life

cancer claims hundreds of thousands of Americans each year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• killed
• destroyed
• dispatched
• took
• slew
• murdered
• felled
• carried off
• did for
• did in
• slaughtered
• croaked
• assassinated
• finished
• neutralized
• wasted
• did away with
• made away with
• got
• cut down
• executed
• whacked
• decimated
• massacred
• snuffed
• butchered
• annihilated
• terminated
• rubbed out
• offed
• put away
• took out
• martyred
• blotted out
• mowed
• knocked off
• smote
• killed off
• bumped off
• iced
• scragged
• euthanized
• put down
• suicided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raised
• animated
• restored
• revived
• resurrected
• nurtured
• resuscitated

4

as in required

to have as a requirement

caring for her three small children claims virtually all of her time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• required
• needed
• wanted
• took
• demanded
• involved
• challenged
• necessitated
• bore
• called for
• warranted
• asked
• entailed
• insisted
• begged
• lacked
• stipulated
• cried (for)
• hurt (for)
• enjoined
• exacted
• clamored (for)
• pressed
• commanded
• quested

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• had
• held
• owned
• possessed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of claimed

Adjective

At the claimed range, this would likely mean the Chinese pilot would have been able to not only see the foreign aircraft, but may also have been able to identify the pilot (using its optical zoom equipment). — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2026

This is one of the reasons why the claimed detection of phosphine on Venus is so controversial. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025

And, of course, there is Elon's Starlink and all the claimed internet connections that run with T-Mobile's 5G. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025

Verb

In 2002, 25% of disability benefit recipients claimed primarily for a mental health condition (or a learning or neurodevelopmental condition); by 2025, this had risen to 45%. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026

Bidh further claimed that the Saudis were the first to leave once the front’s collapse began. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026

Macklemore later claimed that he was dropped from the trek after Kraft mounted a pressure campaign against Sheeran to nix the rapper. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

There have been 42 accidents and crashes tied to the Catalina airport that have claimed 30 lives since 1982, according to data from the National Transportation Safety Board. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Bibb claimed the group is also in talks with members of Congress about aligning their agendas. — Isabella Murray, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

His probation violation stemmed from a previous case where authorities claimed Bryant was found with fentanyl. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Trump has claimed outright that Ukraine’s targeting of Russian oil infrastructure is to blame for diesel shortages. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, without giving details, claimed the attacker underwent Islamist indoctrination. — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026