Claim and Denial

Opposite meaning words

Claim noun - A solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something.

Usage example: 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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Denial is an antonym for claim in property topic.

Nearby Words: claimed, claiming, claimant

Denial noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.

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Claim is an antonym for denial in dismissal topic.

Nearby Words: deny, denied, deniable, denier

initial	initial claim	initial denial
strong	strong claim	strong denial
actual	actual claim	actual denial
serious	serious claim	serious denial
Other adjectives: little, general, outright.

It may also be used to claim that The Hero is Not So Different and simply is in denial about it.

Source: At Least I Admit It
She has the list of women to back up the claim, so Scott seems to be in denial about it.

Source: Film / Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Almost every claim they make about how advanced they are is immediately shown not to be true, though they are in denial about it.

Source: Series / Mystery Science Theater 3000

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