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Antonyms for impose
ɪmˈpoʊzim·pose

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.9 / 7 votes

  1. impose

    Antonyms:
    remove, disburden

    Synonyms:
    lay, inflict, fix, set, place, enjoin

  2. impose

    Synonyms:
    delude, deceive, dupe, circumvent

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Princeton's WordNet4.0 / 4 votes

  1. enforce, imposeverb

    compel to behave in a certain way

    "Social relations impose courtesy"

    Synonyms:
    implement, bring down, visit, levy, inflict, apply, enforce

  2. inflict, bring down, visit, imposeverb

    impose something unpleasant

    "The principal visited his rage on the students"

    Synonyms:
    chitchat, land, bring down, confab, overthrow, enforce, inspect, trim down, overturn, lower, get down, call in, cut, jaw, chit-chat, claver, trim back, trim, see, chew the fat, cut down, call, reduce, levy, natter, gossip, travel to, subvert, visit, take down, cut back, put down, inflict, shoot the breeze, confabulate, let down, chat, chatter, chaffer

  3. levy, imposeverb

    impose and collect

    "levy a fine"

    Synonyms:
    bring down, recruit, visit, raise, levy, inflict, enforce

How to use impose in a sentence?

  1. Rodrigo Duterte:

    Regular Jobs Now. Duterte reiterated his plea for Congress to re-impose the death penalty for drug offenders and other criminals, and said he would not stop his deadly crackdown on illegal drugs. The fight will not stop until those who deal in (drugs) understand that they have to stop because the alternatives are either jail or hell, he said. PHILIPPINES CANCELS TALKS WITH COMMUNIST REBELS AMID ATTACKS Duterte also addressed the United States in his speech by demanding America give back three church bells that were seized more than a century ago in the Philippine village of Balangiga. Give us back those Balangiga bells…They are part of our national heritage ... return it to us, this is painful for us.

  2. Albert Schweitzer:

    We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them. It is our duty to make the whole world recognize it. Until we extend our circle of compassion to all living things, humanity will not find peace.”

  3. Several GOP lawmakers:

    What was observed was a clear violation of House Resolution 73 and you are required by House rules to impose this fine.

  4. Jenna Ellis:

    It doesn't yet impose restrictions on churches or First Amendment privileges, but Texas LGBTQ voters're heading there. And it's setting the stage for polyamory, bestiality and eventually pedophilia.

  5. Tammam Salam:

    Daesh (Islamic State) is present in the region of Arsal, on the Lebanese-Syrian border. If it manages to invade Lebanon, it will impose its extremism everywhere.

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