Synonyms of accusations

accusations

noun

plural of accusation

as in allegations

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

• allegations
• denunciations
• condemnations
• censures
• guilts
• blames
• reproaches
• finger-pointings
• culpabilities
• raps
• faults
• pleas
• onuses
• complicities

Dissimilar Words

• innocences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of accusations

Orelien has yet to respond to those accusations, and did not respond to a request for comment on Friday. — CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Macklemore rejected those accusations, saying that criticism of Israel and opposition to Zionism should not be conflated with hostility toward Jewish people. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Ye Khaung Kyaw and the two other men charged in connection with the case have said the accusations against them are groundless. — Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026

The report also suggested that the woman reported the accusations after learning that Cruz had been flirting with another inmate, the warrant affidavit said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026

He was arrested again in 2012 on accusations of threatening a police officer and was in custody for less than three hours before posting bail. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

Among those who made accusations were several officials who had served at the highest levels of Israel’s security establishment. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

The simmering tension between Kotler and Tankilevitch help Bezmozgis patiently delay their showdown until, after taking time to instill tension and suspense, two opposing forces collide in a hail of fiery accusations and fisticuffs. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

The celebrities often have pre-existing relationships and feuds that can guide accusations. — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026