Claim and Reject

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

Reject is an antonym for claim in topics: demand, deny.

Nearby Words: claimed, claiming, claimant

Reject

Reject verb - To declare not to be true.
Usage example: I reject the claim that I have ever lied about that

Claim is an antonym for reject.

Nearby Words: rejected, rejection, rejecting, rejector, rejecter

How words are described

right right claim right reject
true true claim true reject
last last claim last reject

Common collocations

power claim power reject power
life claim life reject life
position claim position reject position
name claim name reject name
Other words: control, heritage, world, authority, ring, revenge, powers, titles.

Both words in one sentence

  • Western Animation / The Incredibles Could Say It, But...: Bob does this with a woman trying to claim her insurance, when his boss wants him to reject as many claims as possible.
  • The constitutional crisis is caused by a lack of stable/generally accepted leadership that allows many somewhat powerfull politicians to either claim leadership for themselves or reject the leadership of someone else.
  • Film / Felon The district attorney, while sympathetic to Wade's case, is nevertheless compelled by the evidence to reject his claim of self-defense and he pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter, for which he gets three years in prison.
    Source: Film / Felon
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