IMPOSED Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

imposed

verb

past tense of impose

as in charged

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty that state now imposes a fine for text messaging while driving

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Recent Examples of imposed The measure would have barred Switzerland from joining punitive measures against other countries unless they were imposed by the United Nations. — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026 Shortly after midnight on Thursday, Kelly imposed a fourteen-day suspension of the ban. — Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026 The administration has also fired federal workers, imposed a historic increase in tariffs, and started the war in Iran without going through Congress, putting the burden on the judicial branch to determine the limits of presidential power. — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 Another portrays him as wielding defibrillator paddles in a hospital room over a patient flatlining from taxes imposed by Democrats. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026 Iran’s conditions include the US waiving sanctions on oil sales, lifting the naval blockade and ending other economic penalties imposed after the breakdown of the agreement back in June, a regional source familiar with the talks told CNN. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2026 Consider, for example, that as far back as 2021, Beijing imposed its first major set of AI regulations. — Stephen Collins, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026 This was the time when India imposed steep customs duties and limits on consumer-goods imports. — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026 The Commerce Department temporarily imposed export restrictions on Anthropic’s most advanced models. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for imposed

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The driver, identified as 54-year-old Robert Delorenzo of Stratford, was arrested and charged with reckless driving, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and failure to stop on the right side of the road.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
She is charged with misdemeanor filing a false report to police, an arrest warrant says.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of charged

Verb

Under the terms of its settlement agreement, if Paramount falls short of its annual quotas, it’ll be fined $30 million per film, 90% of which will be paid out to film workers and 10% to the National Association of Attorneys General.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Griffin was ultimately sentenced to four years in prison and fined $50,000.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of fined

Verb

Trump’s new import bans on some Canadian goods are set to begin next week, a response to retaliatory tariffs Canada levied earlier this month.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
The tax levied by this act is still considered one of the indirect economic reasons for the American Revolution.

— Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of levied

Verb

Boeing shares extended earlier losses after Bedford’s comments, shedding nearly 7% Monday, as investors assessed another delay after years of setbacks for the aircraft.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
WalletHub’s methodology WalletHub assessed 182 cities in its list, and used 28 metrics.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of assessed

Verb

The pope, who has made sounding the alarm about the risks of AI a central part of his 16-month papacy, put the issue at the heart of his visit to France.

— Joshua McElwee, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
The event features 36 holes of stroke play Saturday and Sunday, and then takes the top 64 and puts them in a single elimination match-play bracket that begins on Monday and ends with a 36-hole championship match on Thursday.

— Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026