impugns

verb

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 impugns Harbour wants to explain his side of a tabloid story that impugns not just his relationship with a colleague, but his professionalism. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 10 June 2026 None of this impugns Moskowitz’s or Fry’s motives. — Patrick Eddington, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impugns
  1. criticizes
  2. blames
  3. denounces
  4. accuses
  5. condemns
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  • Beatty’s filing also criticizes the tarps that have covered the venue’s front portico for more than two months.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Lebanese leader criticizes Israel Saturday’s strikes are the deadliest since the truce went into effect two months ago.
    — Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of criticizes
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  • At every turn, Marissa blames herself for Milo’s disappearance, as do others, and Peter lets her bear that undue weight for most of the series without explaining his part in any of it.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The company blames a power company, which was working on the warehouse’s roof, for the blaze.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of blames
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  • As the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises proceed, North Korea denounces them as invasion rehearsals, launches missiles and vows stronger deterrence, even as analysts say scaling back drills could weaken long-term allied readiness.
    — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The project denounces Haiti’s justice system through the story of a woman imprisoned for years without trial and later judged not by law, but by scripture.
    — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of denounces
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  • The lawsuit accuses the social media giant of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features that get children addicted to its platforms.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The report accuses doctors and hospitals of being driven by greed and of using fraudulent billing practices.
    — Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of accuses
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  • The outlaw country legend issued a rallying cry across his social media channels on Tuesday, sharing a statement that condemns rapidly escalating data center construction across the United States.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
  • The Illinois Nurses Association strongly condemns Prime’s attempts to permanently close the unit, said Kaitlynd French, who was previously a nurse at the hospital and now works as the union’s staff representative for the nurses there.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of condemns

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