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
• sue
• defame
• 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
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of impeach

Locally, he was impeached after nearly a year of fighting the charges. — Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

When the National Review advocates impeaching a Republican president and favorably quotes Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff, that’s news. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026

Trump had argued that if a President wasn’t successfully impeached while in office there could be no criminal prosecution of him for anything. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 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