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Synonyms & Similar Words
asserting
declaring
stating
alleging
avowing
professing
proclaiming
announcing
affirming
confirming
verifying
validating
substantiating
testifying
witnessing
attesting
swearing
vouching
guaranteeing
ensuring
assuring
avouching
claiming
maintaining
upholding
defending
supporting
justifying
rationalizing
explaining
expounding
elaborating
detailing
describing
narrating
recounting
presenting
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submitting
offering
putting forward
advancing
propounding
positing
presupposing
assuming
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supposing
speculating
hypothesizing
theorizing
postulating
Meaning of Claiming
The primary meaning of the word "Claiming" is the act of asserting or stating something as true, especially in a forceful or confident manner.
Definitions
- The act of asserting or stating something as true, especially in a forceful or confident manner
- The act of taking or seizing something, especially as a right or possession
- A statement or assertion that something is true, especially in a formal or official context
Etymology of Claiming
The word "Claiming" originates from the Old French word "claimer," which means "to call or cry out"
This Old French word is derived from the Latin word "clamare," which means "to cry out or shout"
The word "Claiming" has been used in the English language since the 14th century, initially with the meaning of "to call or cry out" and later developing its modern meanings of "asserting or stating something as true" and "taking or seizing something as a right or possession"
Example Uses
- The company is claiming that their new product is the most innovative on the market
- She is claiming the inheritance as her rightful possession
- The politician is claiming that his opponent is misleading the public
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
denying
rejecting
refuting
disproving
disproving
contradicting
opposing
resisting
repudiating
renouncing
abandoning
relinquishing
surrendering
yielding
conceding
admitting
confessing
acknowledging
granting
allowing
permitting
tolerating
acquiescing
complying
submitting
capitulating
retreating
withdrawing
recanting
backtracking
reversing
repudiating
refuting
debunking
dismissing