veiled accusation

1. 1.

   an accusation that is understood without needing to be spoken

   Synonymsunspoken accusation

   Broaderimplication

Questions about veiled accusation

What does veiled accusation mean?

veiled accusation means "an accusation that is understood without needing to be spoken".

What is another word for veiled accusation?

Close synonyms include unspoken accusation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is veiled accusation a common word?

veiled accusation is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.