Synonyms of impeached

impeached 1 of 2

adjective

as in accused

Related Words

• accused
• impeachable
• convicted
• punishable
• indicted
• culpable
• condemned
• indictable
• guilty
• blameworthy
• blamable
• censurable
• shamefaced
• shamed
• hangdog

Dissimilar Words

• blameless
• innocent
• acquitted
• clear
• guiltless
• irreproachable
• impeccable
• faultless
• cleared
• lily-white
• vindicated
• absolved
• inculpable
• cleanhanded
• moral
• exonerated
• righteous
• virtuous
• ethical
• upright
• law-abiding

impeached

2 of 2

verb

past tense of impeach

1

as in indicted

to make a claim of wrongdoing against

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accused
• indicted
• prosecuted
• charged
• incriminated
• blamed
• sued
• defamed
• criminated
• criticized
• censured
• called (on)
• taxed
• denounced
• appealed
• tried
• condemned
• summoned
• faulted
• impugned
• arraigned
• rebuked
• cited
• reproached
• reproved
• implicated
• damned
• castigated
• reprobated
• reported
• booked
• retaliated
• informed (against)
• inculpated
• named
• chid
• framed
• recriminated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acquitted
• exonerated
• vindicated
• cleared
• absolved
• defended
• advocated
• exculpated
• justified
• championed
• pardoned
• excused
• remitted
• forgave
• shrived

2

as in challenged

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

• challenged
• questioned
• disputed
• contested
• doubted
• protested
• called in question
• oppugned
• queried
• opposed
• mistrusted
• resisted
• kicked (about)
• objected (to)
• fought
• combated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• believed
• accepted
• embraced
• swallowed
• supported
• defended
• backed
• promoted
• advocated
• championed
• tolerated
• endured
• stomached
• abided

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of impeached

Adjective

Of the five impeached public officials in the country’s history, including Duterte, only one—a former Supreme Court Chief Justice—has been convicted. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 11 May 2026

Verb

He was impeached, repeatedly indicted and convicted of multiple felony counts. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Paxton was impeached by the Texas House on bribery and corruption allegations in 2023 and acquitted by the state Senate. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026

Paxton had weathered numerous controversies and was impeached by the state House in 2023 on allegations of bribery, obstruction of justice and abuse of trust. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Trump has ample experience being targeted by Democrats, who impeached him twice in the House during his first presidential term. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

In 1621, Sir Francis Bacon was charged with corruption and impeached as Lord High Chancellor after an investigation by a committee of the British Parliament. — Gibbs Knotts, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026

Ronald Reagan had the Iran-Contra affair; Bill Clinton, after attempting to cover up his affair with a former intern, became the first chief executive impeached since the mid-nineteenth century. — Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

Talarico has attacked Paxton for being indicted for securities fraud and for being impeached in 2023 by the Texas House of Representatives, among other scandals. — Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

Talarico’s success so far can partly be chalked up to voters’ apprehensions toward Paxton, who faced questions in his past over corruption, including being impeached by his own party in the Texas legislature. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026