The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SMEAR , but the solution may also be ASPERSE which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in New York Times).
Impugn crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SMEAR | 25 % | 5 |
| DISCREDIT | 25 % | 9 |
| ASPERSE | 25 % | 7 |
| DENY | 25 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Impugn
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- contest
- rebut
- jeopardize
- challenge
- attack
- address
- jeopardise
- tackle
- besmirch
- denigrate
- disparage
- undermine
Crossword Answer definitions
SMEAR noun- A mark made by smearing.
- Any of various forms of distortion that make a signal harder to see or hear.
- A Pap smear.
- A false attack.
- A maneuver in which the shoe is placed onto the holdless rock, and the friction from the shoe keeps it in contact
- A rough glissando in jazz music.
- To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
- To have a substance smeared on (a surface).
- To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about an individual, their statements, or their actions.
- To become spread by smearing.
- To climb without using footholds, using the friction from the shoe to stay on the wall.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SMEAR
- Vilify during a campaign
- Libel
- Mess up the makeup
- Bad mouth
- Talk shit about
- ___ campaign
- Tarnish
- Apply Vaseline
- Besmirch
- Blurry mess
More clues leading to the result DISCREDIT
- Show to be untrustworthy
- Cast doubt on
- Defame
- Prove false
- Doubt.
- Cast doubt on.
- Refuse to believe
- Disgrace
- Drag through the mud
- Impugn
More clues leading to the result ASPERSE
- Spread false charges against
- Spread slander
- Cast slander at
- Denigrate
- Denigrate through insinuation
- Slander
- Bad-mouth
- Sully
- Baptize
- Malign