'Impugned' definitions:
Definition of 'Impugned'
From: GCIDE
- Impugn \Im*pugn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impugned; p. pr. & vb. n. Impugning.] [OE. impugnen, F. impugner, fr. L. impugnare; in on, against + pugnare to flight. See Pugnacious.] To attack by words or arguments; to contradict; to assail; to call in question; to make insinuations against; to gainsay; to oppose; as, to impugn a person's integrity. [1913 Webster]
- The truth hereof I will not rashly impugn, or overboldly affirm. --Peacham. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'impugned'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accused,
- arraigned,
- belied,
- blamed,
- charged,
- cited,
- confounded,
- confuted,
- deflated,
- denied,
- denounced,
- discarded,
- discredited,
- dismissed,
- disproved,
- disputed,
- exploded,
- exposed,
- impeached,
- implicated,
- in complicity,
- incriminated,
- inculpated,
- indicted,
- invalidated,
- involved,
- negated,
- negatived,
- overthrown,
- overturned,
- punctured,
- refuted,
- rejected,
- reproached,
- shown up,
- tasked,
- taxed,
- under attack,
- under fire,
- upset