Claim
Claim noun - An entitlement to something.
Usage example: I'm announcing my claim to that last slice of pizza
Right is a synonym for claim in possession topic. In some cases you can use "Right" instead the word "Claim" as a noun or a verb.
Right
Right noun - An entitlement to something.
Usage example: what right do you have to tell us what to do?
Claim is a synonym for right in privilege topic. You can use "Claim" instead the word "Right" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as possession, prerogative.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good claim | good right |
| special | special claim | special right |
| equal | equal claim | equal right |
| better | better claim | better right |
| Other adjectives: free, legitimate, legal, single, real, big, little, easy, sole, general, final, greater, next, last, latter, greatest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Aegon the Conqueror didn't seize the kingdoms because he had any claim or right, he seized them because he could.
Source: Appeal to Force - He knows no one will believe him if he tries to claim demonic possession was involved—but he can claim self-defense, since the man was pointing a gun at him, right?
- A bastard who never thought of taking the throne due to his illegitimacy may find himself the only one with the claim and the right to combat the Evil Uncle who assassinated his brother and nephews.
Source: Spare to the Throne
Cite this Source
Right and Claim. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/claim/right
Claim & Right. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/claim/right>.
Right or Claim. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/claim/right.
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