The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DISCREDIT , 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 |
|---|---|---|
| DISCREDIT | 25 % | 9 |
| ASPERSE | 25 % | 7 |
| DENY | 25 % | 4 |
| SMEAR | 25 % | 5 |
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
DISCREDIT noun- Discrediting or disbelieving.
- A person or thing that causes harm to a reputation, as of a person, family, or institution.
- The state of being discredited or disbelieved.
- A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.
- To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.
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 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
More clues leading to the result DENY
- Just say no
- Refuse to believe
- Say it isn't so
- Turn down
- Gainsay
- Refuse to accept
- Refute
- Reject as false
- Repudiate
- Say (it) isn't so