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impeachable

impeachable

1 7.8
Can be shown to be false, especially testimony or evidence
  • adjective
  • /ɪmˈpiːtʃəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : impugnable
  • And with your colorful background... ...you'd be the most impeachable witness in history.
  • impeachable offense

Examples

  • The committee found his actions impeachable, prompting a thorough investigation into his conduct.

  • Analyze each word of each deposition for new leads, discrepancies, impeachable testimony, cross-referencing it with dozens of other witnesses' statements, with law journal notes, and with media interviews he records and transcribes, and can flash on his laptop screen with a blur of his fingers.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The witness's credibility was questioned, making her statements seem impeachable during the trial.

  • After reviewing the evidence, they concluded that the politician's remarks were impeachable due to their misleading nature.

Synonyms

impugnable
vsimpeachable
  • Formal
9.9

Able to be doubted or shown wrong

is able to be discredited or shown false, especially about testimony or evidence

Antonyms

credible
267 4.2

Something that seems true and that people can trust

How Credible

reliable
358 2.7
credible
267 4.2
questionable
176 3.9
impeachable
  • Specialized
1 7.8
false
715 1.0

Surface Forms

impeachable positive

Morphology

impeachable = impeach (transparent) = impeach + able

Built by adding '-able' to 'impeach' used in the sense 'to discredit or call into question', so the sense 'able to be discredited' follows the productive pattern.

Etymology

The word impeachable comes from the verb impeach, from old French empecher meaning 'to stop' and a Latin root ped for 'foot', seen in words like pedal. The idea of 'catching' someone grew into 'exposing a fault', so today 'impeachable' can mean able to be shown false or discredited, especially in court.