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

Villagers reject accusations that their homes were being used by Hezbollah. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 26 July 2026

The real reason is that his report is an unfocused jumble of personal testimony, with no evident attempt to corroborate the lurid and sometimes unbelievable accusations made by anonymous sources. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026

But accusations of censorship have been around since the beginning. — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 25 July 2026

While brief, the gag points to the extreme side of identity politics, where hurling accusations against others for their online transgressions is all too common. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026

Huang Zhenxin, Moonshot AI’s head of enterprise business, denied the accusations of distillation in an interview with state-run media on Monday. — John Liu, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

The accusations against Brown echoed allegations from a civil lawsuit Diaw filed in Los Angeles against the musician in October 2023. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Reducing legitimate scientific disagreement to accusations of prejudice undermines that effort. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 July 2026

Carney's press office did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for comment about the tariff threat or the accusations that the nation has mismanaged its forests. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 17 July 2026