Impugned
Rebuffed and impugned are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rebuffed" instead a verb "Impugned".
Nearby Words: impugnment, impugning
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Rebuffed and Impugned. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/impugned/rebuffed
Impugned & Rebuffed. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/impugned/rebuffed>.
Rebuffed or Impugned. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/impugned/rebuffed.
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