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impeach

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of impeach

1 to make a claim of wrongdoing against
  • the companyʼs president has been impeached by the Securities and Exchange Commission
Synonyms of impeach

accuse, charge, criminate, defame [archaic], incriminate, indict
Words Related to impeach

blame, call (on), castigate, censure, condemn, criticize, damn, denounce, fault, impugn, reproach, reprobate

chide, rebuke, reprove, tax

appeal, arraign, book, cite, summon

prosecute, sue, try

frame, implicate, inculpate, inform (against), name, report

recriminate, retaliate
Near Antonyms of impeach

advocate, champion, defend

excuse, forgive, justify, pardon, remit, shrive
Antonyms of impeach

absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate
2 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 of impeach

challenge, contest, dispute, oppugn, query, question
Words Related to impeach

doubt, mistrust

kick (about), object (to), protest

combat, fight, oppose, resist
Phrases Synonymous with impeach

call in question (or into)
Near Antonyms of impeach

back, defend, support

advocate, champion, promote

abide, endure, stomach, tolerate
Antonyms of impeach

accept, believe, embrace, swallow

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