Synonyms of allegation

allegation

noun

as in accusation

a statement saying that someone has done something wrong or illegal

The police are investigating allegations that the mayor has accepted bribes.

The mayor denies the allegations against him.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accusation
• indictment
• charge
• complaint
• plea
• count
• claim
• rap
• insinuation
• impeachment
• assertion
• crimination
• implication
• innuendo
• suggestion
• declaration
• arraignment
• imputation
• countercharge
• affirmation
• insistence
• counteraccusation
• protestation
• condemnation
• denunciation
• profession
• avowal
• censure
• incrimination
• asseveration
• recrimination
• avouchment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of allegation

Eversource and United Illuminating filed a lawsuit against PURA, saying that Gillette was deciding issues unilaterally by freezing her two fellow commissioners out of the decision-making process, an allegation PURA and Gillett’s political supporters deny. —Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025

Until recently a fuel subsidy kept gasoline affordable for consumers, but the program has strained Nigeria’s finances and been mired in corruption allegations. —John Hyatt, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2025

Her reporting revealed that he had previously been forced out of leadership positions in advocacy groups over allegations of financial mismanagement, sexist behavior and intoxication. —Katie Robertson, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025

In a statement Thursday, lawyers for the Alexander brothers rejected the allegations the women made in the police videos. —Chloe Atkins, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025