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

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

The Smithsonian Institution has not directly responded to the White House's allegations. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Testimony about the structure — which federal immigration officials say does not exist — has been the subject of a Senate inquiry questioning its use at the site and allegations by Amnesty International of human-rights abuses. — Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

For example, in the case of Paxton and Talarico, allegations of vegetarianism and veganism are not about Talarico’s nutritional profile or even his environmental ethics. — David Rooney, The Conversation, 10 July 2026

Major publishers have been forced to pull novels from production due to allegations of AI-use. — Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

More than 3,000 survivors came forward with allegations against doctors, hospital systems, corrections departments, and more, many for the first time. — Linda B. Rosenthal, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026

Justice Bobbie Cheema-Grubb said al-Salem will face a trial of facts next year on murder and torture allegations but he won't be required to appear in court. — ABC News, 3 July 2026