ALLEGES Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

alleges

verb

present tense third-person singular of allege

as in insists

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 alleges The suit also alleges that the fuel tanks pose a danger to residents. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 The lawsuit further alleges Grubhub does not properly screen, supervise, train or monitor its delivery drivers. — Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 26 June 2026 The charge alleges a person knowingly defrauded another by using false or misleading information to obtain money, property, credit or a loan. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 The report alleges that a second meeting during the jail sentence came in May 2009, when Epstein's driver picked her up from the airport and brought her to the Palm Beach office, allegedly at her request. — Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 Yet park rangers continued to cite Hubbard under that section, issuing two misdemeanor citations in May 2025, as well as a third that cited a different section of the ordinance, the most recent lawsuit alleges. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 The indictment, filed in the Middle District of Georgia, alleges the ring operated between Athens and Chicago to provide guns to gang members that have been linked to violence, including a Chicago murder. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 1 July 2026 James Dale, who filed a complaint in a New York City federal court Thursday, alleges that both sides have provided conflicting answers, while the Pentagon is refusing to release a copy of its agreement with the organization. — ABC News, 26 June 2026 The lawsuit alleges Maduro established FAES in 2017 as a special tactical unit within Venezuela's National Bolivarian Police and later publicly defended the force despite criticism from the United Nations and other human rights organizations. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

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The group insists Yale must defend its lawful holistic admissions and educational leadership role.

— Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Rosa insists that her husband was unaware he would be sent to war.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 28 June 2026

Definition of insists

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The unsettled conference status for Ursuline is causing the school harm, the complaint contends.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026
On Thursday, federal court records show, attorneys for Marseille filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles, seeking damages for what the suit contends was undue use of force.

— Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of contends

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Bradford asserts that clarifying and renegotiating these roles for shared ownership is paramount.

— Heidi Brooks, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Meanwhile, Kallmann asserts that his father, Hartmut, always maintained that the family art collection had been intact when the Nazi’s rose to power, and all the family’s belongings were stolen soon after.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of asserts

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According to her, Summit Express answers its phones seven days a week for extended hours, maintains a long-standing safety record while covering a vast area annually across Colorado’s mountain roads.

— Nia Bowers, USA Today, 6 July 2026
As such, Daoism maintains its complex and diverse nature well into the modern era, still striving to bring it all back into balance with the Dao.

— Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026

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