Synonyms of allegations

allegations

noun

plural of allegation

as in accusations

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

• accusations
• indictments
• charges
• complaints
• counts
• pleas
• claims
• countercharges
• criminations
• raps
• insinuations
• counteraccusations
• innuendos
• assertions
• imputations
• impeachments
• implications
• declarations
• arraignments
• suggestions
• protestations
• denunciations
• asseverations
• affirmations
• insistences
• condemnations
• avowals
• professions
• censures
• recriminations
• incriminations
• avouchments

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of allegations

Warner said that in the past 10 years, his committee, in a bipartisan manner, has reviewed and investigated all of the allegations the president brought up. — Terry Collins, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Scary allegations are not the whole story If voters listened to Trump’s speech without the benefits of fact-checkers or even Google, things sound really, really scary. — Philip Elliott, Time, 17 July 2026

Instead, according to a Norwegian official, FIFA agreed to establish a committee—which would include Klaveness—to examine the allegations. — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026

Recent tensions over immigration enforcement The allegations follow recent disagreements between Abarca and Forté over a legislative hearing examining local agencies’ involvement in a federal operation at La Fontanella Foods. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026

The president threw out a slew of allegations and many pages of documents. — Justin Fishel, ABC News, 17 July 2026

El Dorado County has not disclosed what allegations sparked the disciplinary investigation. — Corey Schmidt july 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

Apple leveled major allegations against OpenAI and some of its staffers Friday, alleging the ChatGPT maker systematically directed current and former Apple employees to bring secret information over to OpenAI. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 11 July 2026

Attorneys for the defendants have denied the allegations in court, and MetroLoft declined to comment on the pending litigation on Thursday. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 11 July 2026