IMPEACH Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

impeach

verb

im-ˈpēch

Definition of impeach

as in to accuse

to make a claim of wrongdoing against the company's president has been impeached by the Securities and Exchange Commission

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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

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Recent Examples of impeach During his presidency Trump would become the first president to be impeached twice. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 Williams served in the student senate but was unanimously impeached by his fellow senators in February 2023. — Michael Biesecker, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 While Clinton was impeached by the house, he was acquitted of perjury and obstruction of justice charges. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 While the House voted to impeach, the Senate declined to convict. — Philip Elliott, Time, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for impeach

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The Motherland Party filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court, demanding its removal from the ballot, accusing Yabloko of copyright infringement and exceeding campaign spending limits.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
He has been accused of assault by a woman who filed a police report last year, and a former girlfriend filed a restraining order against him.

— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of accuse

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The students needed enough solar power to move Stella Juva through challenging terrain while also supporting the medical equipment inside.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
If confirmed, these findings would challenge the standard picture of how one of nature’s basic conservation laws is stored inside matter.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of challenge

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The 78-year-old had been indicted in April on charges related to what prosecutors said was a scheme to thwart public records requests received by the agency beginning in April 2020 related ⁠to Covid-19 research grants.

— Reuters, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
The illicit activity came to light in 2023, when the former Harvard Medical School morgue manager was indicted for conspiring to steal body parts from cadavers donated to the Boston institution and sell them on the black market.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of indict

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Weeks after the ban, Beijing imposed the national security law that was later used to prosecute Lee, the alliance's former chairperson, and Chow, a former vice chair.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
He was initially charged with seven felony counts, including assault, misdemeanor battery, injuring a girlfriend, and dissuading a witness from prosecuting a crime.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of prosecute

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Paul Schmidt, a Covington & Burling trial attorney representing Meta, contested O'Neill's arguments, and disputed the notion that Meta executives misled the public with their statements about child safety.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Cox disputed claims Wells was left stranded when his clients, Warren Hudson, 19; Jax Pitalo, 20; and Morgan Seymour, 19, left the area.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

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