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allege

verbCommon GRE wordMore A words

to assert something without providing proof

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Allege in a sentence

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The report alleged that officials had ignored the safety warnings.

Synonyms
claimassertcontend
Antonyms
provedisprovedeny

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Critics complained that the documentary's narration was relentlessly blank, hammering home its single thesis so often that viewers felt lectured rather than informed.

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Allege (verb) means to assert something without providing proof
Here is allege used in an example sentence: "The report alleged that officials had ignored the safety warnings."
Common synonyms for allege include claim, assert, contend.
Antonyms of allege include prove, disprove, deny.
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