What does alleged mean?
Alleged means simple past and past participle of allege.
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/əˈlɛdʒd/ · verb
simple past and past participle of allege.
alleged crime
alleged involvement
The alleged thief was arrested yesterday.
She denied the alleged wrongdoing.
Use alleged when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Alleged means simple past and past participle of allege.
Common synonyms include presumed, declared, supposed, so-called.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
alleged crime
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