Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun imputation

2 senses of imputation

Sense 1
imputation -- (a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense); "he denied the imputation")
       => accusation, accusal -- (a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt)

Sense 2
imputation -- (the attribution to a source or cause; "the imputation that my success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken seriously")
       => attribution, ascription -- (assigning to a cause or source; "the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath"; "he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso")