wild allegation

Frequency: 6.56.3 per million words

suggests the allegation is extreme and probably untrue

allegationADJECTIVE + ALLEGATION

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wild

Examples (10)

  • The tabloid was famous for publishing wild allegations against celebrities.
  • During the debate, the candidate dismissed his opponent's claims as nothing more than wild allegations.
  • The lawyer tried to discredit the witness by making a wild allegation about their past.
  • He spread a wild allegation that his boss was a secret agent, which no one believed.
  • Historical records are full of wild allegations made during times of political turmoil.
  • The CEO faced a barrage of wild allegations from a disgruntled former employee.
  • She remained calm, refusing to dignify the wild allegation with a response.
  • It's one thing to have a suspicion, but another to make such a wild allegation in public.
  • Despite the wild allegations being completely baseless, they still damaged his reputation.
  • The committee's report concluded that there was no factual basis for the wild allegations of misconduct.