Synonyms for impugn
All synonyms
Verb
1. Deny — to verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or…
deny, contradict, gainsay formal, dispute, disavow, negate, question, oppose, call into question, challenge, resist, contest, controvert, refute, contravene, oppugn rare
Definitions
- v. 1
To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of; cast doubt on.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:impugn.
Forms
- Past participle
- impugned
e.g. impugned → denied, contradicted, gainsaid, disputed…
Example sentences
- deny You can't deny the fact that she had a hand in it.
- contradict Let our action never contradict what we have said.
- disavow Most of them disavow and denounce that sort of behavior.
- blame It sounds as if he were to blame for the disaster.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| impugn | steady | |
| deny | steady | |
| contradict | rising | |
| negate | steady | |
| disavow | steady | |
| blame | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- deny2
- 5 letters
- blame1
- 6 letters
- attack2, resist2, oppose2, refute2, negate2, assail2, oppugn
- 7 letters
- contest2, dispute2, disavow3, gainsay2
- 8 letters
- question2
- 9 letters
- challenge2
- 10 letters
- contradict3, contravene3, controvert
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (deny2 = 2 syllables).