adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/əˈlɛdʒd/
/əˈlɛdʒɪd/
rhymes with -ɛdʒd
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 L EH1 JH D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Asserted (or supposed), but not proved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
alleged crime
alleged involvement
The alleged thief was arrested yesterday.
She denied the alleged wrongdoing.
the alleged miracle
the alleged cure-all
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of allege
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
declared but not proved- Wall Street Journal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
alleged abuses of housing benefits
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
առերեւոյթ
(aṙerewoytʻ)
— asserted
Catalan:
al·legat
— asserted
Chinese Mandarin:
涉嫌的
(shèxián de)
— asserted
Chinese Mandarin:
聲稱的 /声称的
(shēngchēng de)
— asserted
Chinese Mandarin:
斷言的 /断言的
(duànyán de)
— asserted