alleged

al·leged
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/əˈlɛdʒd//əˈlɛdʒɪd/

adjective

Asserted (or supposed), but not proved.

“alleged crime”

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presumeddeclaredso-calledsupposedquestionable
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of allege
adjectivealleged (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAsserted (or supposed), but not proved.

    alleged crime

    5 more examples

    alleged involvement

    The alleged thief was arrested yesterday.

    She denied the alleged wrongdoing.

    the alleged miracle

    the alleged cure-all

    Synonyms: presumed

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAsserted (or supposed), but not proved.

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presumed

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivedeclared but not proved

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declared

adjectivedoubtful or suspect

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so-calledsupposedquestionable
Also see
declaredquestionableso-calledsupposed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan al·legat
  • al·legatasserted
Chinese Mandarin 涉嫌的, 聲稱的 /声称的
  • 涉嫌的 (shèxián de)asserted
  • 聲稱的 /声称的 (shēngchēng de)asserted
  • 斷言的 /断言的 (duànyán de)asserted
Danish påstået
  • påståetasserted
Finnish väitetty
  • väitettyasserted
French supposé
  • supposéasserted
German mutmaßlich
  • mutmaßlichasserted
Greek τάχα
  • τάχα (tácha)asserted
Hungarian állítólagos
  • állítólagosasserted
Icelandic meintur
  • meinturasserted
Italian asserito
  • asseritoasserted
Norwegian Bokmål påstått, angivelig
  • påståttasserted
  • angiveligasserted
  • antattasserted
Polish domniemany, rzekomy
  • domniemanyasserted
  • rzekomyasserted
Portuguese alegado
  • alegadoasserted
Romanian presupus
  • presupusasserted
Russian утвержда́емый
  • утвержда́емый (utverždájemyj)asserted
Spanish supuesto, alegado
  • supuestoasserted
  • alegadoasserted
  • asertadoasserted
Swedish påstådd
  • påståddasserted
Turkish sözde
  • sözdeasserted

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with alleged

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Cite this entry
APA

alleged. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alleged

MLA

“alleged.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alleged. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alleged,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alleged.

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