Synonyms of allegation

allegation

noun

as in accusation

a statement saying that someone has done something wrong or illegal

The police are investigating allegations that the mayor has accepted bribes.

The mayor denies the allegations against him.

Related Words

• accusation
• indictment
• charge
• complaint
• plea
• count
• claim
• rap
• insinuation
• impeachment
• assertion
• crimination
• implication
• innuendo
• suggestion
• declaration
• arraignment
• imputation
• countercharge
• affirmation
• insistence
• counteraccusation
• protestation
• condemnation
• denunciation
• profession
• avowal
• censure
• incrimination
• asseveration
• recrimination
• avouchment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of allegation

The ruling comes as Meta, along with other social media companies, face a reckoning over allegations of harms to children, including multiple lawsuits across the country. — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

The allegations related to Arday's journal publications were investigated by the journals in question, the school said. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

The junior Ohio senator then pitched why Miller should drop out without making a judgment on whether or not the allegations were true. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026

The move comes amid allegations from a local independent media outlet that Boltinhouse had posted insensitive social media messages between 2017 and 2019 under an alias. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026