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ALLEGE Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word allege. (exact relations)
There are 14 hypernyms of the word allege. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for ALLEGE

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affirm
verbv
verb

• establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

• to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

• say yes to

assert
verb, nounv, n
verb

• state categorically

• to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

• insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized

• postulate positively and assertively

asseverate
verbv
verb

• state categorically

avow
verbv
verb

• to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

• admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

claim
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

• an assertion that something is true or factual

• demand for something as rightful or due

• an informal right to something

• an established or recognized right

• a demand

verb

• assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing

• demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to

• ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example

• lay claim to; as of an idea

• take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs

contend
verbv
verb

• maintain or assert

• have an argument about something

• to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

• succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

• compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

• be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

declare
verbv
verb

• state emphatically and authoritatively

• announce publicly or officially

• state firmly

• declare to be

• authorize payments of

• designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand

• make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official

• proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against

maintain
verbv
verb

• cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity

• keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

• supply with necessities and support

• state categorically

• have and exercise

• maintain for use and service

• maintain by writing regular records

• state or assert

• support against an opponent

• stick to correctly or closely

proclaim
verbv
verb

• declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles

• state or announce

• affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of

• praise, glorify, or honor

pronounce
verbv
verb

• speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

• pronounce judgment on

state
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies

• the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

• the way something is with respect to its main attributes

• the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state

• a politically organized body of people under a single government

• (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

• a state of depression or agitation

• the territory occupied by a nation

verb

• express in words

• put before

• indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

aver
verbv
verb

• report or maintain

• to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

say
verbv
noun

• the chance to speak

verb

• express in words

• report or maintain

• express a supposition

• have or contain a certain wording or form

• give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

• speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

• communicate or express nonverbally

• utter aloud

• state as one's opinion or judgement; declare

• recite or repeat a fixed text

• indicate

Best Hypernyms For ALLEGE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for allege, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (14)
assert maintain advance affirm argue asseverate avow claim contend declare imply insinuate state suggest

Alternatives for AFFIRM

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