noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ serious
▪ baseless , false , unfounded , unsubstantiated
▪ ridiculous , wild
▪ bitter
▪ mutual
▪
They sank into mutual ~ and recrimination.
▪ public
▪ veiled
▪
She made a lot of thinly veiled ~s.
▪ renewed , repeated
VERB + ACCUSATION
▪ hurl , level at , make
▪
They have the nerve to level these ~s against one of our most respected members.
▪ face
▪
Their father now faces an ~ of murder.
▪ deny , dismiss , refute , reject
▪ prove , substantiate , support
▪
New evidence has emerged which supports the ~ against her.
ACCUSATION + VERB
▪ fly , fly around
▪
There seem to be a lot of wild ~s flying around.
PREPOSITION
▪ amid ~s
▪
He fled the country amid ~s of fraud.
▪ ~ against
▪
You made a public ~ of misconduct against Saunders.
▪ ~ of
▪
He was forced to defend himself against ~s of plagiarism.
PHRASES
▪ bring an ~ against sb
▪
She rejected all the ~s brought against her.