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Synonyms and Antonyms : Claim-Verb





Claim-Verb



( Verb )


Every citizen in the democratic country may claim the protection of law.

Synonyms:

Maintain

Require

Assume

Challenge

Demand

Contextual Examples:

The improvement in his health is being maintained.

Law requires him to pay heavier taxes.

Bureaucrats have, of late, assumed greater importance in the governance of the country.

For its smooth functioning, the society demands your sincere compliance of all norms.



Antonyms:

Waive

Drop

Forgo

Yield

Renounce

Contextual Examples:

We have decided to waive the tuition fees in your case.

The crane drops the cargo on the truck after picking it up from the seaplane.

We can forgo many small privileges in order to enjoy the main ones.

At last, the American forces yielded to Vietnamese pressure and withdrew.




The Synonyms and Antonyms form an integral part of the English Language. Acquaintance with the vocabulary of the English language is a necessity for effective expression either in written or in an oral from. Synonyms are nothing but the similar meanings of a particular word or its semantic relation. A Synonym is a word or a phrase that means the same as another word or a phrase in the same language. Antonyms are the negative connotation of a particular word. An Antonym is a word or phrase that is opposite in meaning to a particular word or a phrase in the same language.

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