The answers shown for “Claim” are based on crossword entries that editors and solvers have paired successfully with similar clues. These options provide a strong starting point.
Suggested Answers:
- PURPORT
- ASSERT
- ALLEGE
- DEMAND
- PROFESS
- AVER
- PRETENSION
- POSIT
- LIEN
- RIGHT
- MAINTAIN
- CONTEND
- RETRIEVE
- APPEAL
- SAY
- ALLEGATION
- AVOW
Synonyms and Definitions
PURPORT
- Synonyms: aim, drift, intent, propose, purpose, spirit
ASSERT
- Synonyms: affirm, asseverate, aver, avow, insist, maintain, put forward, swan, swear, verify
ALLEGE
- Synonyms: say
DEMAND
- Synonyms: ask, call for, exact, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, requirement, take
PROFESS
- Synonyms: concede, confess, pretend
AVER
- Synonyms: allege, assert
PRETENSION
- Synonyms: largeness, pretence, pretense, pretentiousness
POSIT
- Synonyms: deposit, fix, situate, state, submit
LIEN
- Synonyms: spleen
RIGHT
- Synonyms: compensate, correct, good, proper, rectify, redress, right field, right hand, right wing, right-hand, rightfield, rightfulness, ripe, veracious
MAINTAIN
- Synonyms: conserve, defend, exert, hold, keep, keep up, observe, preserve, sustain, uphold, wield
CONTEND
- Synonyms: argue, compete, contest, cope, deal, debate, fence, fight, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage, repugn, struggle, vie
RETRIEVE
- Synonyms: call back, call up, find, recall, recollect, recover, regain, remember, think
APPEAL
- Synonyms: appealingness, attract, charm, collection, entreaty, ingathering, invoke, prayer, solicitation
- Definition: Sincere or pressing plea
SAY
- Synonyms: articulate, enjoin, enounce, enunciate, order, pronounce, read, sound out, suppose, tell
ALLEGATION
- Synonyms: allegement
AVOW
- Synonyms: avouch