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

Misleading updates The suit details several allegations of investors’ being given updates that ended up being misleading or false. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026

One officer is now under investigation after the encounter at a neighborhood pool that led to arrests, allegations of excessive force, and calls for his firing. — Marissa Armas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Former Cambridge University professor Jason Arday was found dead on Friday, according to the university, amid plagiarism allegations and accusations regarding his background and qualifications. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Gomez, Teefey, and Wondermind haven't commented; Pierson has denied the allegations against her. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

While Teefey denied the substance-abuse allegations to TMZ this week, Chapin’s article includes accounts from company staffers describing Teefey’s executive style. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026

MiniMax denies the allegations in its defense, but the superhero videos have been quietly scrubbed from its YouTube account. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

On October 3, 1995, after an eight-month trial that featured allegations of police planting evidence and gloves that Simpson supposedly wore the night of the murders not fitting him, Simpson was acquitted. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

Guzmán said the fraud allegations could fuel protests against de la Espriella's government among Colombians who are already concerned that his anti-crime policies could lead to human rights abuses by security forces. — Manuel Rueda, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026