Synonyms of impeaching

impeaching

verb

present participle of impeach

1

as in accusing

to make a claim of wrongdoing against

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accusing
• indicting
• prosecuting
• charging
• incriminating
• blaming
• defaming
• criminating
• suing
• criticizing
• impugning
• censuring
• denouncing
• calling (on)
• taxing
• faulting
• appealing
• trying
• summoning
• condemning
• chiding
• rebuking
• citing
• castigating
• implicating
• reproaching
• damning
• reprobating
• reproving
• arraigning
• reporting
• inculpating
• naming
• retaliating
• booking
• informing (against)
• framing
• recriminating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• vindicating
• exonerating
• acquitting
• defending
• exculpating
• clearing
• absolving
• advocating
• championing
• justifying
• excusing
• pardoning
• forgiving
• remitting
• shriving

2

as in questioning

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

• questioning
• challenging
• disputing
• contesting
• doubting
• querying
• protesting
• calling in question
• oppugning
• opposing
• resisting
• mistrusting
• kicking (about)
• objecting (to)
• fighting
• combating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• believing
• accepting
• supporting
• defending
• embracing
• swallowing
• backing
• promoting
• advocating
• enduring
• championing
• tolerating
• abiding
• stomaching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of impeaching

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

However, impeaching a judge is rare. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026

Also running is George Conway, who helped start the anti-Trump group, The Lincoln Project, and has centered his candidacy on impeaching the president. — ABC News, 23 June 2026

Also in the running is George Conway, a former attorney who helped start the anti-Trump group, The Lincoln Project, and has centered his candidacy on impeaching the president. — Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 23 June 2026

To stop this, Congress must do more to hold the president accountable by impeaching him and his major cabinet members for gross misconduct. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

Both boys testified that Jackson had masturbated in front of them and molested Gavin on several occasions, but Jackson’s defense capably pointed out various inconsistencies in their stories and presented impeaching witnesses. — Amelia McDonell-Parry, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026

Impeaching a Supreme Court justice is the same process as impeaching a president, requiring a majority vote in the House and a two-thirds majority in the Senate for removal from office. — Terry Collins, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026

Trump has called for impeaching Boasberg. — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026