alleged

1 of 2

adjective

al·​leged ə-ˈlejd  -ˈle-jəd 

1

: accused but not proven or convicted

an alleged burglar

2

: asserted to be true or to exist

an alleged miracle

an alleged conspiracy

3

: questionably true or of a specified kind : supposed, so-called

bought an alleged antique vase

allegedly

ə-ˈle-jəd-lē 

adverb

She allegedly stole the money. [=she is alleged to have stolen the money]

alleged

2 of 2

past tense and past participle of allege

Examples of alleged in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Jensen Huang resigned as CEO of AI tech giant Nvidia effective immediately following a scandal involving an alleged spy, the company's board of directors announced Thursday. — Senior Editor, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

Natasha questions how Mills connected her son to the motorcycle involved in the alleged incident. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026

The Wall Street Journal separately reported that Singapore officials had investigated Alice Huang over alleged links to Chinese intelligence, but Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs disputed that account. — Anniek Bao,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026

In Paraguay, former Vice President Pedro Alliana was sworn in as president to complete the term of his predecessor, Santiago Peña, who was impeached earlier the same day over alleged misconduct in office. — ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from past participle of allege

First Known Use

Adjective

1509, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for alleged

• dredged
• edged
• fledged
• hedged
• pledged
• wedged
• unpledged

Legal Definition

alleged

adjective

al·​leged ə-ˈlejd, -ˈle-jəd 

1

: asserted to be true

especially : stated in an allegation

alleged crimes

2

: accused but not yet proven or convicted

trial of alleged war criminals

—R. G. Neumann