Synonyms of levied

levied

verb

past tense of levy

1

as in drafted

to pick especially for required military service

unprepared for war, the government was forced to levy young citizens on a scale that was unprecedented in its history

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drafted
• recruited
• enlisted
• conscripted
• conscribed
• enrolled
• volunteered
• impressed
• pressed
• called up
• signed up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharged
• mustered out

2

as in imposed

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

the baseball commissioner levied a fine against every player involved in the fracas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imposed
• charged
• fined
• assessed
• exacted
• put
• taxed
• laid
• penalized
• inflicted
• extorted
• mulcted
• docked
• excised
• forced
• compelled
• gouged
• milked
• coerced
• wrung
• wreaked
• wrested
• bled
• squeezed
• skinned
• shook down
• fleeced
• reimposed
• reapplied
• set
• relaid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remitted
• diminished
• lessened
• abated
• released
• ignored
• forgave
• disregarded
• excused
• condoned
• pardoned
• glossed (over)
• glozed (over)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of levied

The next blow to Chicagoland racing came in the fall of 2014 after the state legislature passed a renewal of the impact fee levied against the area’s riverboat casinos for all of the tracks to use for purse money. — Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Judges are free to ignore sentencing guidelines, which are intended to reduce disparities in punishments levied for the same crimes. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

The 23-year-old became a free agent in June, when the Detroit Lions released him a few days after the kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy charges were levied. — Andrew Destin, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026

But the company filed an appeal last month, challenging the 25% fraud penalty levied by the city, leading to last week’s City Council hearing. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Rest assured, the market reaction wasn’t trader nailbiting over tariffs levied on Peru, South Sudan, and the Marshall Islands. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

The Texas branch of the NAACP has asked a federal appeals court to consider reversing monetary sanctions levied against attorneys who sued the Keller school board over voter discrimination claims. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026

Even capped, that’s just under 1% of the roughly $774 million in total property taxes levied by the county last year. — Mark Dee august 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026

Local consequences Florida property taxes are levied and collected by some 640 local government entities. — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 30 July 2026