Alleged

/əˈlɛdʒd/

Synonyms for "alleged" (114 found)

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Closest matches (23)

Adjective(6 words)

supposed apparentapparent claimapparent randomnessascribed assert

accountableaccounted asaffirmed announced ascribable asserted asseverated assignable assumed assumptive attested attributable attributed averred avouched

Noun(1 words)

accused

Verb(1 words)

appearing

Strong matches (34)

avowed certified charged claimed compare conjectural conjectured credible credited declared deemed deposedderivable fromderivational derivative described designated doubtful dubious due

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enunciated explicable given granted hypocritical hypothetical imputable imputedin name only

Adjective(5 words)

charge charge-related claim contend credited

Related words (57)

inferred manifestoed nominal ostensible owing plausible pledged postulated postulational predicated premised presumed presumptive pretended pretexted professed pronounced purported putative questionable

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referablereferred toreputed seeming self-styledso calledso-called soi-disant specious stated supposed suppositional supposititious suppositive suspected swornsworn totaken for grantedtraceable understood vouchedvouched forvowed warranted would-be

Adjective(8 words)

maintain ostensible purported putative reported rumored so-called stated

Noun(2 words)

ostensibly legitimateseeming

Adjective(1 words)

presumed

Verb(1 words)

purporting

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

5 entries

discourse markerhedgemake a statementmake an accusationstate a claim

More specific

8 entries

contend maintainrumored findingsecondhand reportunfounded claimunsubstantiated assertionunverified assertionunverified claim

Collocations

9 entries

alleged abusealleged crimealleged factsalleged fraudalleged irregularitiesalleged misconductalleged motivealleged victimalleged wrongdoing

Inflections

4 entries

alleges allegingmore allegedmost alleged

Derivations

2 entries

allegation allegedly

similar

2 entries

declared questionable

Sample sentences

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That man is alleged to have committed the murder.

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The newspaper alleged his involvement in the crime.

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He is alleged to have poisoned his wife.

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He is alleged to have been a thief.

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