What is another word for Impugned?

Pronunciation: [ɪmpjˈuːnd] (IPA)

The word "impugned" means to discredit or challenge the validity or integrity of someone or something. Here are some possible synonyms for impugned: questioned, disputed, challenged, refuted, denied, contested, criticized, discredited, impeached, blasphemous, slanderous, libelous, defamatory, derogatory, belittling, disapproving, censuring. Using synonyms for impugned can help add variety and nuance to your writing, making it more engaging and effective. However, it's important to use them appropriately and accurately to avoid changing the intended meaning of the original text.

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What are the hypernyms for Impugned?

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Usage examples for Impugned

There is no doctrine Impugned in Scripture, which men have less prospect of shaking off, even if they close their Bibles for ever, than this.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
The doctrine, as originally set forth, had at least an appearance of cynicism, and is throughout not free from conscious or unconscious sophistry; and though the theological condemnation evoked by it was nothing short of insane, we cannot wonder that the morality of the author's purpose was Impugned.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr
Then finding that no one Impugned his veracity, he added in a milder tone: "His old mother's awful sick up to her sister's back of Millwood.
"The Other Fellow"
F. Hopkinson Smith

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