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

There was no immediate response to the Iranian accusations from the Pentagon. — Courtney Kube, NBC news, 9 July 2026

Last month, two men were indicted by the feds on accusations of using a tracking device to hunt down and kill a man in front of his mom in the Bronx. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026

The accusations have led to cratering support from prominent Democrats for his candidacy, in a race that is important for Democrats' ambitions to take back the Senate in November. — NPR, 7 July 2026

The lawsuit comes as the project has sparked significant opposition — including accusations of conflicts of interest — amid a housing and population boom in Platte County. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026