Synonyms for impose
ɪmˈpoʊzim·pose

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1. impose

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

   Antonyms:
   remove, disburden

2. impose

   Synonyms:
   delude, deceive, dupe, circumvent

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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

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1. imposeverb

   Synonyms:
   put, lay, set, place

2. imposeverb

   Synonyms:
   prescribe, enjoin, appoint

3. imposeverb

   Synonyms:
   obtrude, palm, pass off

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1. List of paraphrases for "impose":

   imposing, enforce, imposition, inflict, introduce, dictate, imposed, foist, levy, imposes, prescribe, require, compel, apply

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1. Doug Denmure:

   The dog was owned by my client and now it's part of her estate, and those are her wishes, as far as the future of the dog is concerned. Outsiders don't have the grounds to rewrite the provisions of my client's will and impose what they want.

2. Erik Haas:

   However, as the bankruptcy court recognized, resolving these cases in the tort system would take decades and impose significant costs on LTL and the system.

3. Stef Blok:

   It was CNN that drove the attention to this terrible slave trade that has been going on in Libya for far too long, as The Netherlands is currently a member of the Security Council, we proposed to them to impose United Nations on six of the worst perpetrators -- and that will mean that this crime won't be left unpunished.

4. 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.

5. Barack Obama:

   Without a deal, the international sanctions regime will unravel, with little ability to re-impose it, With this deal, we have the possibility to peacefully resolve a major threat to regional and international security.