Synonyms for accusation
ˌæk yʊˈzeɪ ʃən; əˈkyu zəlac·cu·sa·tion

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1. accusationnoun

   Synonyms:
   charge, crimination, impeachment, censure

2. accusationnoun

   The act of accusing.

   Synonyms:
   charge, censure, crimination, impeachment

3. accusationnoun

   A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.

   Synonyms:
   charge, impeachment, crimination, censure

4. accusationnoun

   An allegation.

   Synonyms:
   charge, crimination, censure, impeachment

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1. accusation

   Synonyms:
   censure, charge, complaint, condemnation, imputation, injury, insult, offense, wrong

   Antonyms:
   acknowledgment, apology, confession, defense, exculpation, excuse, justification, plea, vindication

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1. accusation

   Synonyms:
   charge, indictment, imputation, impeachment, arraignment

   Antonyms:
   acquittal, absolution, vindication, discharge

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1. accusation, accusalnoun

   a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt

   Synonyms:
   charge, accusal

2. accusation, chargenoun

   an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence

   "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"

   Synonyms:
   direction, bearing, rush, mission, bang, heraldic bearing, commission, complaint, thrill, kick, bursting charge, care, burster, armorial bearing, charge, tutelage, billing, cathexis, explosive charge, electric charge, guardianship, flush, boot, accusal

Matched Categories

1. • Assertion
   • Charge

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1. denoucenoun

   to accuse someone.

   there was an accusation at my school about a fight.

   Submitted by anonymous on August 31, 2022  

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1. accusationnoun

   Synonyms:
   crimination, impeachment, arraignment, indictment, charge

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1. accusationnoun

   Synonyms:
   crimination, charge, indictment, impeachment, arraignment, allegation, incrimination

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1. List of paraphrases for "accusation":

   indictment, charge, prosecution, allegation, accusing, accusations, impeachment, accused, reproach, charged, indicted, accuse

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1. Mathew Rosengart:

   This is overblown sensational tabloid fodder -- nothing more than a fabricated' he said she said' regarding a cell phone, with no striking and obviously no injury whatsoever, anyone can make an accusation, but this should have been closed immediately.

2. Sheri Pewitt:

   The #MeToo movement is long overdue, it is a sensitive matter that evokes strong emotions; it should and it must evoke those emotions. Even so, an accusation does not equal guilt and we must not lose sight of due process along the way. Our democracy and the foundation for a functioning justice system depend upon it.

3. Judge Kavanaugh:

   I have never done anything like what the accuser describes -- to her or to anyone, because this never happened, I had no idea who was making this accusation until she identified herself yesterday. I am willing to talk to the Senate Judiciary Committee in any way the committee deems appropriate to refute this false allegation, from 36 years ago, and defend my integrity.

4. Zacharias Kessas:

   They recognized that there are certain procedural irregularities that made it impossible for the court to proceed on the core of the accusation, so concerning the misdemeanors, somebody can say that the accusations are dropped, but we cannot feel happy about this because really they just realized what we were shouting for the last four years, so there are still many things to be done in order to reach the final step which is the felonies that are still ongoing, and the investigation is still in process.

5. Thomas Merton:

   I am willing to admit that some people might live there for years, or even a lifetime, so protected that they never sense the sweet stench of corruption that is all around them -- the keen, thin scent of decay that pervades everything and accuses with a terrible accusation the superficial youthfulness, the abounding undergraduate noise, that fills those ancient buildings.