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

Prosecutors leveled new allegations during a bail hearing Friday, accusing the couple of almost never allowing the children outside and claiming that Zhang previously fled the country to avoid an abuse allegation. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

And while some of the allegations were never proved, he was convicted of perjury and perverting the course of justice and sentenced to four years in jail. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026

The 2026 accusations stem from a call placed to police in Albuquerque by a University of New Mexico physician who examined the boys and alerted them to allegations of abuse. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

The allegations are wide-ranging, varied and horrific, and Brand will have the chance to defend himself likely in a few weeks’ time. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

Swamped by allegations of fraud, the actions of the company and its enigmatic CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, shone a harsh light on problems with scientific start-ups. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

The Election Commission and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration deny the allegations and say the revision is intended to remove duplicate and ineligible entries. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Attorneys for law firm Nossaman LLP, which represents the Sacramento Valley Energy Center, denied many of the lawsuit’s allegations in an April filing. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on the National Mall on Thursday evening in response to rape allegations at Cornell University. — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026