impugn[verb]Synonyms: deny, contradict, contravene, cross, disaffirm, gainsay, negate, negative, traverse
Antonyms: advocate, authenticate
Contrasted words: back, support, uphold
Related Idioms: call in (
or into) question (
or doubt), throw doubt on
Related Words: assail,
attack [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
im‧pugn /ɪmˈpjuːn/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: impugnare, from pugnare 'to fight']
to express doubts about someone’s honesty, courage, ability etc:
I did not mean to impugn her professional abilities. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲