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Common collocations with accusation in American Collocation

accusation noun countable

US /ˌækjəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

false

baseless
false
groundless
unfounded
unjust
unsubstantiated
untrue

Joan accuses Sonia of making false accusations.

serious

serious

That’s a very serious accusation you’re making.

not reasonable

absurd
ludicrous
ridiculous
wild

The desire to find a scapegoat led to wild accusations against foreigners.

make an accusation

bring
level
make
repeat
throw

Now, who on earth would ever make such an accusation?

Throwing accusations at each other is not going to help anyone.

say an accusation is not true

deny
dismiss
refute
reject

A spokesman for the supermarket denied the accusation of price-fixing that had been levelled at it.

take back an accusation

withdraw

She demanded that he withdraw the accusation immediately.