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

And Troy Jackson, a former Maine Senate leader from rural Aroostook County who was a close Platner ally until the latest allegations, has already created an exploratory bid to potentially replace him on the top of the ticket. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 July 2026

In the Mark Dolan Show interview and in a stinging essay for the Daily Mail, Griffiths accused the king’s son of making false allegations against her. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Trump has long cast doubt on the security and integrity of voting by mail, despite debunked allegations of widespread fraud and casting a mail-in ballot himself as recently as March. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

Two Jackson County judges have reached opposite conclusions over whether the public should be allowed to read allegations contained in retaliation lawsuits against the Independence Police Department. — Ben Wheeler july 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026