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 cutthroat nature, imposed mostly by Jerry, at the audition dissipates; everyone, except Jerry, is being genuinely welcoming and encouraging of Mona stepping in. — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026 Trump imposed import taxes of up to 50% on a range of Canadian products. — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026 When Roebbelen began building a cabin there as a UC Davis student and journeyman carpenter, his father imposed a condition that made the project part construction job, part character test. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026 It’s hopefully not imposed by economic dependency or an inability to love outside your ethnicity or religion or language. — Gloria Steinem, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2026 After 9-year-old foster child Jakob Blodgett died from diabetes complications at an Arizona group home, the state issued a violation but imposed no fines or license penalties. — Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The City Council imposed a 150-day moratorium on new data-center applications in June while officials study infrastructure capacity, environmental concerns and potential policy changes. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026 That sense of propriety was partly imposed upon him by his father, who, in covering up John’s misdeed, placed an albatross around his son’s neck, demanding his conformity to a narrow sort of principle. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026 As detailed in the Collective Bargaining Agreement, players on the exempt list will be credited for the regular and postseason games missed against any suspension ultimately imposed. — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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Walsh, 40, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder on Friday, police announced.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
The prototype was assembled on location, installed outdoors, and left in place over several nights while its solar system charged the batteries.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of charged

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League officials said the Clippers violated salary cap rules by initiating off-court income opportunities and facilitating endorsement agreements for Kawhi Leonard, who was also fined $700,000.

— Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Leonard gets fined $700,000, also a drop in the bucket for someone who should also have been suspended.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of fined

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Hammer time Rating the severity of Clippers penalties Adam Silver and the NBA finally levied a punishment on the Clippers on Wednesday after 364 days of an investigation into allegations of salary-cap circumvention.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Zolciak previously denied the allegations levied against her son in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026