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 Luna Mejia was earning wages from that employer while receiving SNAP benefits, but did not report that income on recertifications, investigators allege. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026 Tomkow attended the event in January 2023 at which Frevola alleges that Basabe slapped him. — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026 Apple on Friday sued OpenAI in federal court, alleging the ChatGPT maker stole company secrets, abetted by ex-Apple employees. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 10 July 2026 But the freeze covers only about 28% of the total housing stock in the city, and critics allege that freezing rents will only make the housing shortage worse. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for allege

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Odysseus insisted on hearing their song and was tied to the mast.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
One is trying to create chaos by insisting that fraud exists.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Definition of insist

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Victor Valladares of Resilience OC, a nonprofit that advocates for the Latino community, claimed that the federal government has access to Flock's data.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 July 2026
So the players have to lose every contest once to get to Room 8 and discover how to claim ultimate victory, then win every contest to get back to the beginning and correctly count some rice.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Definition of claim

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On the northern portion, the Assessor’s Office contended that a private lake was complete, and the Moyles had put in infrastructure improvements, such as a residential road, sidewalks and electrical boxes.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026
But Mayo contended that the more important development this quarter might be happening away from Wall Street.

— Hugh Son, CNBC, 13 July 2026

Definition of contend

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Alternatively, FanDuel could assert the video doesn’t establish a false endorsement or misappropriation.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
In a Fox News op-ed published Monday, the hard-line conservative asserted that the upper chamber takes too many recesses and has too short of a workweek.

— Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 13 July 2026

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