100 Words to Use Instead of “Claim”

100 Words to Use Instead of

No. Item Definition
1. affirm state positively as true
2. affirmation a positive statement of truth
3. allegation an unproven accusation or claim
4. allege claim without proof
5. announce make known publicly
6. argue give reasons to support
7. argument a reasoned case for a view
8. assert state as true confidently
9. assertion a statement presented as true
10. assume take as true without proof
11. avow declare openly and boldly
12. avowal an open declaration
13. back up support with evidence
14. believe accept as true
15. blame attribute fault to
16. brand label negatively or publicly
17. certify formally confirm in writing
18. charge accuse formally
19. cite mention as evidence
20. conclude decide after reasoning
21. confirm establish as true
22. conjecture form an unproven opinion
23. consider think about or regard
24. contend argue that something is true
25. contention a point argued as true
26. corroborate support with additional evidence
27. declaration a formal statement
28. declare announce formally or firmly
29. deduce reach by reasoning
30. deem regard as being
31. defend support against criticism
32. depict represent in words or images
33. describe give an account of
34. double down insist more strongly
35. emphasize stress as important or true
36. express put into words
37. hazard put forward tentatively
38. hint suggest indirectly
39. hold believe or think
40. hypothesize propose as a hypothesis
41. imply suggest without stating
42. impute attribute as a fault
43. infer deduce from evidence
44. insinuate suggest indirectly
45. insist demand acceptance of a point
46. insistence firm demand for acceptance
47. intimate suggest subtly
48. judge form an opinion about
49. justify show to be right
50. label describe with a category
51. lay at attribute responsibility to
52. lay out present in an organized way
53. level direct an accusation at
54. maintain insist something remains true
55. make the case argue persuasively for
56. mention refer to briefly
57. note mention briefly
58. observe remark or comment
59. offer put forward for acceptance
60. opine state an opinion
61. posit assume as a basis
62. postulate assume as a starting point
63. presume suppose likely to be true
64. proclaim announce publicly and emphatically
65. proclamation a public official announcement
66. profess claim openly, sometimes insincerely
67. profession a claimed belief or feeling
68. propose put forward for discussion
69. put forward present for consideration
70. put it to you suggest for your consideration
71. raise bring up for discussion
72. reason think logically to conclude
73. reckon think or suppose
74. reiterate say again for emphasis
75. repeat say again
76. report give an account of
77. represent describe or portray
78. restate say again differently
79. say utter or express in words
80. set forth present clearly in detail
81. speculate guess without firm evidence
82. spell out explain in clear detail
83. state say in words
84. statement something said or written
85. submit present for consideration
86. suggest put forward as a possibility
87. suppose assume something is the case
88. surmise suppose without certain evidence
89. term call by a name
90. testify state under oath
91. theorize form a theory about
92. think have an opinion
93. underline emphasize strongly
94. underscore emphasize strongly
95. uphold maintain as valid
96. venture dare to say or suggest
97. verify confirm truth or accuracy
98. voice express an opinion
99. vouch assert as reliable or true
100. warrant justify or authorize