Definition for Accusation:

• an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; " the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"

Synonyms for Accusation:

• n.

  •
  • affirmation.
  •
  • beef,
  • smear,
  • rap.
  •accusation (noun)
  • citation,
  • censure,
  • accusal,
  • grievance,
  • reproach,
  • allegement,
  • incrimination,
  • blame,
  • denouncement,
  • indictment,
  • impeachment,
  • charge,
  • insinuation,
  • criticism.
  •blame (noun)
  • recrimination,
  • inculpation,
  • reprehension,
  • reprobation,
  • animadversion.
  •charge of wrongdoing, fault (noun)
  • dido,
  • arraignment,
  • gripe,
  • attribution,
  • squawk,
  • roar,
  • bum rap,
  • blast.
  •detraction (noun)
  • aspersion.
  •lawsuit (noun)
  • case,
  • count,
  • implication,
  • action,
  • litigation,
  • subpoena,
  • writ,
  • prosecution,
  • suit,
  • summons,
  • hearing,
  • affidavit.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • assurance,
  • attestation,
  • generalization,
  • utterance,
  • avowal,
  • notification,
  • truism,
  • announcement,
  • apology,
  • manifesto,
  • prediction,
  • apologia,
  • disclaimer,
  • bulletin,
  • ultimatum,
  • syllogism,
  • declaration,
  • unveiling,
  • understatement,
  • disavowal,
  • assertion,
  • prognosis,
  • polemic,
  • summing up.
  •
  • withdrawal,
  • proposition,
  • charter,
  • claim.
  •Other relevant words:
  • declaim,
  • deposition,
  • good,
  • gigantic,
  • tutelage,
  • upbraid,
  • retaliation,
  • famous,
  • censorious,
  • stable,
  • forcible,
  • bang,
  • rush,
  • ascription,
  • bearing,
  • commission,
  • cogent,
  • accuse,
  • guardianship,
  • reprove,
  • criticise,
  • challenge,
  • reflect,
  • countercharge,
  • denounce,
  • cathexis,
  • correct,
  • taxing,
  • attack,
  • expose,
  • twit,
  • assault,
  • solid,
  • preach,
  • blush,
  • decry,
  • advise,
  • mission,
  • assemble,
  • heraldic bearing,
  • burden,
  • find fault with,
  • explosive charge,
  • information,
  • strong,
  • kick,
  • eminent,
  • asseveration,
  • chastise,
  • hard,
  • lusty,
  • innuendo,
  • invoke,
  • Exprobration,
  • sentence,
  • bill of particulars,
  • frame-up,
  • care,
  • flush,
  • great,
  • big,
  • admonish,
  • reprimand,
  • burster,
  • influential,
  • castigate,
  • billing,
  • chide,
  • presentment,
  • law,
  • electric charge,
  • averment,
  • convene,
  • impeach,
  • responsibility,
  • potent,
  • indict,
  • steady,
  • animadvert,
  • punishment,
  • Delation,
  • incriminating,
  • reprobate,
  • Crimination,
  • complain of,
  • reprehend,
  • able,
  • sturdy,
  • condemnatory,
  • ponder,
  • damning,
  • thrill,
  • direction,
  • intense,
  • robust,
  • bursting charge,
  • summon,
  • custody,
  • distinguished,
  • reproof,
  • criticize,
  • anxiety,
  • cite,
  • armorial bearing,
  • hurry,
  • aggression,
  • boot.

Paraphrases for Accusation:

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    charge, Charges.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    allegation, complaint, assertion, charge, Charges.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    blame.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    counts, accusing.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    imputation, conviction, acknowledgement, claim, offence, censure, count, rebuke, category, defendant.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    indictment, accused, impeachment, Indicted.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    prosecution, indictment, criticism, reproach, accused, denunciation, impeachment, prosecutor.

Antonyms for Accusation:

• n.

  • charge of wrongdoing, fault
    compliment, commendation, flattery, exculpation, praise, approval.

Homophones for Accusation:

• actinon, acetum, agitation, actuation, acquisition, actinium, asthma, actin, augustine, augustan, actinian, augustinian, astatine, ashton, acetonemia, action, aquitaine, act on, austin, Acetin, academy, austen, astana, azactam, asthenia, accustom, auction, actinia, astheny, akkadian, association, azotemia, acetone, aquitania, ascidian, azotaemia, acadian, access time, academe, academia, actium, acidemia.

Hypernym for Accusation:

• n.

  • communication
    countercharge.

Hyponym for Accusation:

• n.

  • communication
    assertion, averment, asseveration.