imputation

1 of 2

noun

im·​pu·​ta·​tion ˌim-pyə-ˈtā-shən 

1

: the act of imputing: such as

a

: accusation

denied any imputation of unfairness

b

: attribution, ascription

c

: insinuation

an imputation of culpability

2

: something imputed

imputative

im-ˈpyü-tə-tiv 

adjective

imputatively adverb

imputative

2 of 2

adjective

im·​pu·​ta·​tive ə̇mˈpyütət|iv 

-ütət|

: transferred by imputation

the imputative sin of Adam

imputatively

|ȧvlē, 

-li

adverb

imputativeness

|ivnə̇s

noun

plural -es

Synonyms of imputation

Noun

• insinuation
• innuendo
• libel

Examples of imputation in a Sentence

Noun

I resent the imputation that I'm nice to Grandmother because she has money.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Yet this imputation of disease appears based more on fantasy than reality. — Ed Simon, JSTOR Daily, 13 May 2026

The carry-forward imputation method treated October prices as unchanged. — Wire Services wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 13 Jan. 2026

There’s a greater likelihood that inflation data will have a higher level of imputations, noted RBC’s Reid. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025

Bank of America estimates that a combination of different-cell imputation and the varied impact of tariffs likely will alter the headline CPI reading by only a basis point or two — 0.01 or 0.02 percentage point. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Late Latin imputativus, from Latin imputatus + -ivus -ive

First Known Use

Noun

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for imputation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Kids Definition

imputation

noun

im·​pu·​ta·​tion ˌim-pyə-ˈtā-shən 

: the act or an instance of imputing