Synonyms of accusation

accusation

noun

as in allegation

a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal; a charge that someone has committed a fault or crime

Investigators have leveled accusations of corruption against a group of former officials.

The police are investigating serious accusations of wrongdoing.

Related Words

• allegation
• condemnation
• denunciation
• censure
• guilt
• reproach
• culpability
• blame
• finger-pointing
• plea
• onus
• fault
• rap
• complicity
• sinfulness
• guiltiness
• blameworthiness

Dissimilar Words

• innocence
• blamelessness
• guiltlessness
• faultlessness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of accusation

California clean-air regulators are defending the state’s Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Project after the Los Angeles Times reported that the $1-billion program is facing accusations of fraud, waste and poor oversight. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

These accusations are utter nonsense, concocted from distortions, half-truths and lies. — Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Again, Manson has always vehemently denied all of the allegations against him in each of the aforementioned cases, as well as the initial set of accusations made by Wood that sparked the chain of women coming forward. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026

Last week, after Trump demanded that Ukraine stop striking Russian refineries and Kyiv did not comply, its access to a military-grade version of Starlink was restricted and responsibility disappeared into a haze of accusation and denial. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 22 Oct. 2026