impugns

verb

Definition of impugnsnext
present tense third-person singular of impugn
as in criticizes
formal to criticize (a person's character, intentions, etc.) by suggesting that someone is not honest and should not be trusted He impugned his rival's character. Her motives have been scrutinized and impugned.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impugns
  1. criticizes
  2. denounces
  3. accuses
Verb
  • In the document, Mangione criticizes the growing market capitalization of companies like UnitedHealthcare, pointing out that while their profits have surged, American life expectancy has stagnated.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Melinda criticizes Knight's skincare regime and footwear choices before concluding that Jess is using her career to hide from something and suggests our stalwart agent consider freezing her eggs.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of criticizes
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  • In hearing this, Cardinal Lawrence then denounces one of the cardinals lying to the others.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2024
  • In a separate filing, Brooks denounces Roe's legal team for naming him in her California lawsuit before the Mississippi court could rule whether to allow Brooks to continue the case with a pseudonym.
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of denounces
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  • Mangione accuses these companies of exploiting the country for profit and blames the public for enabling such behavior.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The lawsuit accuses Sheil—who, like Gifford, is an Amazon influencer—of ripping off Gifford’s apartment design, camera angles, font use, and even her haircut shortly after Gifford and Sheil met in person in late 2022 and early 2023 to discuss a potential collaboration.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of accuses
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