Antonyms 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

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 4 votes

1. accusation

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 4 votes

1. accusation

   Antonyms:
   acquittal, absolution, vindication, discharge

   Synonyms:
   charge, indictment, imputation, impeachment, arraignment

Matched Categories

1. • Assertion
   • Charge

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. accusationnoun

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

How to use accusation in a sentence?

1. State Department spokesman Mark Toner:

   We reject outright the premise that the Turkish government is in league with ISIL to smuggle oil across its borders, we frankly see no evidence, none, to support such an accusation.

2. Hillary Clinton:

   It’s a very personally painful accusation, having it continued to be bandied around is deeply distressing to me. I would imagine that I’ve thought more about what happened than all of you put together.

3. Aziz Ansari:

   The problem is that people read just the name and just the accusation and they don’t find out anything more than that, so, that’s the problem, but it sounds like it was consensual.

4. Ciwan Ibrahim:

   There are no arbitrary detentions. We suffer from the problem of terrorism in our area. All the detentions take place based on suspicion or accusation of terrorism.

5. David Fleming:

   It's not necessarily against a system that it collapses, because most systems do collapse in the end. That’s a part of the wheel of life - systems do collapse. So I’m to some extent slightly inclined to forgive capitalism for being about to collapse. I mean there are lots of fine things, lots of love affairs and the like which have come to a sticky end. On the other hand, it is quite an accusation - quite hard for it to live down - that it's going to destroy the entire planet with it.

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