Synonyms for impeach
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To hinder, impede, or prevent.
Related words
- Word family
- impeachment
Forms
- Past participle
- impeached
e.g. impeached → accused, incriminated, indicted, discredited…
Example sentences
- accuse Do people ever accuse you of being self-indulgent?
- discredit Tom can't believe Mary is trying to discredit him.
- indict The grand jury decided not to indict the police officer.
- incriminate He remained silent so as to not incriminate himself.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| impeach | falling | |
| accuse | rising | |
| discredit | steady | |
| indict | steady | |
| incriminate | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- decry2
- 6 letters
- charge1, accuse2, indict2, charre
- 7 letters
- censure2, arraign2
- 8 letters
- denounce2, reproach2
- 9 letters
- discredit3, disparage3, criminate, inculpate
- 11 letters
- incriminate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decry2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- destituer
- Deutsch
- entmachten