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impose

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of impose

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

that state now imposes a fine for text messaging while driving

Synonyms of impose

assess, charge, exact, fine, lay, levy, put

Words Related to impose

dock, excise, mulct, penalize, tax

extort, shake down, wrest, wring

bleed, fleece, gouge, milk, skin, squeeze

coerce, compel, force

reapply, reimpose, relay

Near Antonyms of impose

abate, diminish, lessen

forgive, release

condone, disregard, excuse, gloss (over), gloze (over), ignore, pardon

Antonyms of impose

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