Claim and Justify

Claim

Claim verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

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

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Justify and claim are semantically related in demand topic. In some cases you can use "Justify" instead a verb "Claim", when it comes to topics like maintain.

Nearby Words: claimed, claiming, claimant

Justify

Justify verb - To continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections.

Usage example: failed to justify the need for a war at this time

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Antonyms for Justify

Claim and justify are semantically related in maintain topic. Sometimes you can use "Claim" instead a verb "Justify", if it concerns topics such as legitimize.

Nearby Words: justification, justifiable, justified, justifying

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Common collocations

power	claim power	justify power
life	claim life	justify life
work	claim work	justify work
position	claim position	justify position
Other words: name, status, time, title, revenge.

Both words in one sentence

However, the claim "I was only following orders" has been used to justify too many tragedies in our history.

Source: Just Following Orders
Arnold Rimmer from Red Dwarf tries to justify his claim that he is a potential military prodigy despite his tendency of cowering in a corner whenever a fight happens.

Source: Armchair Military
His claim that he's trying to "civilize" the feral woman is merely an attempt to justify his misogyny, and is played alongside his abuse of the women around him.

Source: Film / The Woman