The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DENY , 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 |
|---|---|---|
| DENY | 25 % | 4 |
| DISCREDIT | 25 % | 9 |
| SMEAR | 25 % | 5 |
| ASPERSE | 25 % | 7 |
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
DENY verb- To disallow or reject.
- To assert that something is not true.
- (ditransitive) To refuse to give or grant something to someone.
- To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
- To prevent from scoring.
- To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
- To refuse (to do or accept something).
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 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
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 SMEAR
- Vilify during a campaign
- Libel
- Mess up the makeup
- Bad mouth
- Talk shit about
- ___ campaign
- Tarnish
- Apply Vaseline
- Besmirch
- Blurry mess