alleging

VERB

assert; claim

Synonyms

STRONGEST

charge cite declare depose maintain plead recount testify

STRONG

adduce advance affirm aver avouch avow lay offer present profess recite state

WEAK

asservate put forward

Antonyms

STRONG

deny take take back withdraw withhold

WEAK

contradict disagree dissent object protest repudiate

Example Sentences

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Alleging widespread and egregious violations of housing and tenant laws, Atty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

Alleging that these claims and other, similar ones were libelous, Dominion sued Fox in March 2021, asking for $1.6 billion in damages.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2023

Alleging that Mr Mohammed had untied the victim during the final visit, allowing the body to fall to the floor, Mr Grieves-Smith said Mr Varlow was found a few days later.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2022

Alleging that the deal was mismanaged, he sued Crédit Lyonnais, accusing the company of undervaluing Adidas and bilking him in the sale.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2021

Alleging his advanced age and infirmities, the cautious nominee declined the honour, preferring doubtless to abide by his facile diplomatic laurels won in Cairo.

From De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera by MacNutt, Francis Augustus