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

The accusations surfaced after the Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy (COGS) petitioned to have a court unseal the divorce records dating to 2012. — Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Høiby pleaded not guilty to the most severe accusations against him, including those of rape, while admitting to some lesser charges. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Good Good Golf faces mounting backlash for a controversial online video ad that sparked accusations of sexism. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Afterward, the internet went wild with accusations of cheating, nepotism, and more. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

McGraw faces eight charges and 273 specific accusations, a designation used in the military court, the Army said in a March 2026 news release. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Multiple police officers in North and South Carolina have been arrested over accusations of misusing Flock cameras. — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026

Contacted by Deadline, Disney today had no comment on the suit or the accusations within it. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2026

The teacher who took ownership of Nanner, an 8-foot python, pushed back on the accusations. — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026