Synonyms of allege

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allege

verb

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as in to insist

to state as a fact usually forcefully

alleged that the restaurant chain was engaging in discriminatory hiring practices

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insist
• claim
• contend
• assert
• purport
• profess
• affirm
• declare
• maintain
• protest
• aver
• argue
• announce
• proclaim
• reason
• avow
• confirm
• warrant
• defend
• put forth
• justify
• vindicate
• rationalize
• avouch
• broadcast
• uphold
• reaffirm
• persevere
• reassert
• support

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deny
• abandon
• reject
• negate
• repudiate
• gainsay
• disavow
• disclaim
• disprove
• rebut
• refute
• dispute
• negative
• contradict
• challenge
• question
• disown
• counter
• confute

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• deny
• abandon
• reject
• negate
• repudiate
• gainsay
• disavow
• disclaim
• disprove
• rebut
• refute
• dispute
• negative
• contradict
• challenge
• question
• disown
• counter
• confute

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