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
Negative
Negative verb - To declare not to be true.
Usage example: the governor's press secretary promptly negatived the rumor that he was not intending to run for reelection
How words are described
| similar | similar claim | similar negative |
| common | common claim | common negative |
| original | original claim | original negative |
| single | single claim | single negative |
| Other adjectives: entire, big, false, major, latter. | ||
Common collocations
| items | claim items | negative items |
Both words in one sentence
- Austin made the claim that although a double negative in English implies a positive meaning, there is no language in which a double positive implies a negative.
Source: "No" Means "Yes" -
Second, since they have no traits at all, they don't have negative traits; thus, the writers can claim that they are positive role models.
Source: The Generic Guy - He was then able to claim that the exterminator had been a criminal, and because he'd gotten the woman's consent, the whole thing netted him minimal negative consequences.
Source: Literature / Angelof Death
Cite this Source
Negative and Claim. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/claim/negative
Claim & Negative. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/claim/negative>.
Negative or Claim. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/claim/negative.
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