ALLEGE Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

allege

verb

ə-ˈlej

Definition of allege

as in to insist

to state as a fact usually forcefully alleged that the restaurant chain was engaging in discriminatory hiring practices

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Recent Examples of allege On July 13, the states filed a lawsuit alleging that the merger would combine two of Hollywood’s top five studios, which would lead to higher prices, less movies in theaters and a decrease in the variety and quality of content. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026 The president, without providing any clear new evidence, continued to allege on Saturday that the majority of the damage to the pool was caused by vandals. — Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026 The department claimed that the permits for Blair’s kennel facility expired in 2023, and alleged that the owner of the property did not answer multiple contact attempts from both departments. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026 The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Georgia by plaintiff Charmayne Bradberry, who alleged Equifax reported the same collection account multiple times on her credit report. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for allege

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Rignol has spent over a year in court insisting that Yale used the wrong tools, followed the wrong procedures, asked for the wrong file, and reached the wrong conclusions.

— Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
Supporters insist their measure is nonpartisan, noting that Democratic lawmakers also tried to restrict citizen initiatives before Republicans gained control of the Capitol.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of insist

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The Washington Post reported that Adjepong filed a motion claiming his ex-wife was violating their settlement agreement by preventing him from seeing his child in January 2025.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Additionally, the suit claims that in 2024, hackers created a Gmail account and domain name impersonating a photographer to get a digital technician to send unreleased photos that belonged to Grande.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 28 July 2026

Definition of claim

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Decisions on matters such as war, citizenship, exile and capital punishment were made in the assemblies and courts, where citizens heard contending speeches and voted immediately afterwards.

— Richard Yanowitch, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
Pitching is always in high demand at the trade deadline and Garrett would be an option as a back end of the rotation starter or a swingman for a contending team.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Definition of contend

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For Lynnette Grey Bull, who is Northern Arapaho and Hunkpapa Lakota, returning to Colorado is less about reclaiming the past than about asserting the present.

— Anna Alejo, CBS News, 31 July 2026
In addition, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh has repeatedly asserted that inflation needs to be lower to hit the FOMC’s targets, perhaps implying a need for higher interest rates to achieve that.

— Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

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