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verb

past tense of impeach
1
as in indicted
to make a claim of wrongdoing against the company's president has been impeached by the Securities and Exchange Commission

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2
as in challenged
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of questionable methodology that should cause us to impeach the findings of this survey on obesity

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Recent Examples of impeached
Adjective
Of the five impeached public officials in the country’s history, including Duterte, only one—a former Supreme Court Chief Justice—has been convicted. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 11 May 2026
Verb
Talarico’s success so far can partly be chalked up to voters’ apprehensions toward Paxton, who faced questions in his past over corruption, including being impeached by his own party in the Texas legislature. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Blagojevich was impeached, removed from office by a unanimous 59-0 Illinois Senate vote and convicted of federal corruption offenses. — Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 Former president Dilma Rousseff, who succeeded Lula in 2010, was impeached in 2016, having been accused of budget manipulation. — Chloe Taylor,thomas Da Graca Barlow, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 But the state's second-in-command can be impeached and removed from office by the Legislature. — Mike Catalini, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026 But lieutenant governors can be impeached and removed from office by the Legislature. — Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 He was impeached by the Stockbridge City Council earlier this month after taking office in January. — Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026 The appeal argues the audio would have impeached a witness who testified that Allen was organized and detailed in his confessions. — Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2026 The Stockbridge City Council, in a 3-0 vote, impeached Jayden Williams, who campaigned for the position while still a student at Clark Atlanta University. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeached
  1. impeachable
  2. accused
  3. challenged
  4. punishable
  5. indicted
  6. questioned
  7. culpable
  8. prosecuted
Adjective
  • Jamie Raskin, Maryland Democrat, on another network this morning, saying the president has undoubtedly committed impeachable offenses.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But the reality [is] Trump does an impeachable offense every week.
    — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 20 May 2026
Definition of impeachable
Verb
  • The Republican billionaire accused of fueling an infestation of rats in Chicago.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In more recent times, moreover, the first steps taken by the Third Reich toward the Holocaust began with the economic boycott of the Jews, who were accused of harming the businesses and positions of their Aryan counterparts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of accused
Verb
  • Tripp Gibson, James Hoye, Nic Lentz and Gabe Morales all were challenged twice and confirmed twice.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The archaic legal restrictions restricting same-sex couples or unmarried women, for example, are acknowledged and adhered to, rather than being openly challenged or criticized.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of challenged
Adjective
  • Assi is charged with a hate crime, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $10,000 or both.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The ban makes membership in or support for Palestine Action a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of punishable
Verb
  • In August, Israel indicted a settler in the killing of a Palestinian activist.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Two men were arrested and indicted in connection with the alleged crime, according to prosecutors.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of indicted
Verb
  • But on Monday, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likened many of the investors drawn to the AI boom to gamblers and questioned the economics of AI labs as Wall Street debates whether the AI bubble will burst.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The child's mother was taken into custody at the hospital and is being questioned by police, according to the NYPD.
    — Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of questioned
Adjective
  • At Wednesday’s hearing, Paul described Niembro as the most culpable of the four defendants and Ramirez as second, while acknowledging that Ramirez’s cooperation justified a significantly shorter sentence.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Police opened a culpable homicide case, and the cause of the collision remained under investigation, Spies said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of culpable
Verb
  • Rasco said the State Attorney’s Office committee recommended that the officer who fired the fatal bullet should not be prosecuted.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Pillay has been instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted, said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of prosecuted

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“Impeached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeached. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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