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.




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