Thesaurus results for ALLEGATION

allegation

noun

as in accusation

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.

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Recent Examples of allegation The governor’s allies have dismissed that, saying voters know Abbott, have judged his record and do not buy Democrats’ corruption allegations. —

Karen Brooks Harper, Dallas Morning News, 10 Jan. 2026 After the September 11 attacks in 2001, the US claimed al Qaeda operatives were present in Pankisi and speculated that Osama bin Laden was among them — allegations that were never proven. —

Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026 The United Arab Emirates has been accused by human rights groups of directly supplying the RSF with weaponry, an allegation the country strongly denied, while Saudi Arabia and Egypt have allied with the SAF. —

Byguy Davies, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026 There have been no similar allegations involving daycare centers in Illinois. —

Megan De Mar, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for allegation

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Noun

Perhaps predictably, the discussions around that case have been rife with accusations of voter fraud.

— Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Brody’s early morning post quickly went viral, spurring widespread accusations of insider trading and a growing backlash against unchecked prediction markets by lawmakers.

— Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026