ACCUSATIONS Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

accusations

noun

plural of accusation

as in allegations

a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal; a charge that someone has committed a fault or crime Investigators have leveled accusations of corruption against a group of former officials. The police are investigating serious accusations of wrongdoing.

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Recent Examples of accusations The anger reflected widespread accusations of high-level corruption and cronyism. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Companies that describe their services as sovereign without being clear about those dependencies risk accusations of sovereignty-washing. — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 In the last two years, dozens of colleges and universities have rolled back or eliminated such offerings to avoid accusations of racial discrimination that have led to loss of research funding and other sanctions. — Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026 California clean-air regulators are defending the state’s Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Project after the Los Angeles Times reported that the $1-billion program is facing accusations of fraud, waste and poor oversight. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 These accusations are utter nonsense, concocted from distortions, half-truths and lies. — Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 Again, Manson has always vehemently denied all of the allegations against him in each of the aforementioned cases, as well as the initial set of accusations made by Wood that sparked the chain of women coming forward. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026 Hemingway’s accusations caused an uproar in Spain and attracted coverage in the United States. — Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026 Political leaders traded accusations over Saturday's violence ahead of next spring's presidential election. — Sylvie Corbet, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

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allegations

Noun

Allen denied both women's allegations and filed counterclaims against them in July 2023, accusing his former manager of defamation and other claims and accusing Jane Doe 2 of unlawfully taking his cellphone following their encounter.

— Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Hamilton has said he was not involved in the investigation or the church’s decision to let Moore return to the camp in 2006, a year after the initial allegations.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

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