Synonyms of imposes

imposes

verb

present tense third-person singular of impose

as in levies

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

that state now imposes a fine for text messaging while driving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• levies
• fines
• puts
• charges
• assesses
• exacts
• lays
• penalizes
• inflicts
• compels
• extorts
• taxes
• coerces
• excises
• forces
• wrings
• squeezes
• wreaks
• bleeds
• wrests
• milks
• docks
• mulcts
• gouges
• shakes down
• reapplies
• sets
• skins
• relays
• reimposes
• fleeces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diminishes
• lessens
• remits
• ignores
• abates
• forgives
• releases
• disregards
• condones
• glosses (over)
• excuses
• pardons
• glozes (over)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of imposes

The limitations that the language barrier imposes between Haitians and Dominicans have been recognized by public, private and religious institutions alike, which have all sought to remedy it in their own piecemeal ways. — Kendall Medford, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

Discord requires users to be at least 13 years old and imposes restrictions on accounts in the 13-17 age group. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

The bill, named after the late Republican senator and which was passed by Congress this month, imposes primary and secondary sanctions on Russia and other countries that support Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. — Jamie Dorrington, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

The virtual world imposes its demands on the physical world, often with results that aren’t better for the user or the real world. — Longreads, 15 Sep. 2026

This imposes substantial costs to consumers, limits access to free information and content on the open web, and reduces pathways to earnings for writers and content producers. — Vivek Shah, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

The law imposes consequences for the new crime that are similar to other child pornography convictions, according to a summary of the bill. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Videos of Cubans exploding in anger and ranting against the government have become frequent despite the severe penalties Cuban law imposes to those who criticize the authorities. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

However, the devices are still laboratory demonstrations, and their substrate imposes a limit. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026