Synonyms of impeach

impeach

verb

im-ˈpēch 

1

as in to accuse

to make a claim of wrongdoing against

the company's president has been impeached by the Securities and Exchange Commission

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accuse
• indict
• prosecute
• incriminate
• charge
• blame
• defame
• sue
• criminate
• criticize
• impugn
• call (on)
• try
• appeal
• fault
• denounce
• summon
• censure
• condemn
• chide
• tax
• implicate
• cite
• castigate
• arraign
• rebuke
• book
• reprove
• reproach
• damn
• retaliate
• reprobate
• inculpate
• inform (against)
• report
• name
• recriminate
• frame

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• vindicate
• exonerate
• acquit
• defend
• absolve
• clear
• exculpate
• advocate
• justify
• forgive
• excuse
• pardon
• remit
• champion
• shrive

2

as in to challenge

to demand proof of the truth or rightness of

questionable methodology that should cause us to impeach the findings of this survey on obesity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• challenge
• question
• dispute
• contest
• call into question
• doubt
• call in question
• protest
• query
• oppugn
• oppose
• resist
• object (to)
• kick (about)
• fight
• mistrust
• combat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• believe
• accept
• defend
• swallow
• embrace
• support
• promote
• back
• advocate
• tolerate
• endure
• abide
• champion
• stomach

Examples of impeach in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The twice impeached former one-term Republican president re-posted a series of images whose authenticity could not be verified and which appeared to show Taylor Swift fans, as well as the singer herself, throwing in with his campaign. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2024

The other is to impeach and remove the six, but that’s politically impractical, given the Trump idolatry in Congress. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was impeached in the House on similar claims over immigration in February, but the Senate quickly dismissed the articles. —David Matthews, New York Daily News, 23 July 2024

Read the transcript for episode 2. Episode 3: The enemy is us 1970s to 2000s: A far-right governor is impeached, extremist sheriffs take root and the Arizona desert nurtures the Oklahoma City federal building bomber. —The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2024