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Synonyms for imposing
ɪmˈpoʊ zɪŋim·pos·ing
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
imposing
Awful should not be used of things which are merely disagreeable or annoying, nor of all that are alarming and terrible, but only of such as bring a solemn awe upon the soul, as in the presence of a superior power; as, the awful hush before the battle. That which is awful arouses an oppressive, that which is august an admiring reverence; we speak of the august presence of a mighty monarch, the awful presence of death. We speak of an exalted station, a grand mountain, an imposing presence, a majestic cathedral, a noble mien, a solemn litany, a stately march, an august assembly, the awful scene of the Judgment Day.
Synonyms:
alarming, appalling, august, awful, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, frightful, grand, horrible, majestic, noble, portentous, shocking, solemn, stately, terrible, terrificAntonyms:
base, beggarly, commonplace, contemptible, despicable, humble, inferior, lowly, mean, paltry, undignified, vulgar
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
imposing
Synonyms:
striking, effective, dignified, grand, impressive, majestic, august, commandingAntonyms:
ineffective, undignified, petty
Princeton's WordNet
baronial, imposing, noble, statelyadjective
impressive in appearance
"a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"
Synonyms:
formal, baronial, magisterial, courtly, noble, statuesque, stately, grand, distinguishedAntonyms:
undignified, unimpressivedistinguished, grand, imposing, magisterialadjective
used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
"his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"
Synonyms:
gilded, marvelous, heroic, rattling(a), deluxe, elevated, wondrous, bossy, rarified, autocratic, peremptory, noble-minded, lordly, noble, wonderful, grand, marvellous, dominating, tremendous, distinguished, luxurious, idealistic, fantastic, exalted, opulent, baronial, princely, rarefied, sumptuous, high-minded, august, terrific, high-flown, lofty, magisterial, howling(a), expansive, stately, high-and-mighty, sublimeAntonyms:
unimpressive, undignified
Dictionary of English Synonymes
imposingadjective
Synonyms:
grand, stately, august, majestic, impressive, noble, commanding
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
imposingadjective
Synonyms:
impressive, stately, majestic, august
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "imposing":
impose, imposition, establishing, imposed, inflicting, enforcing
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#560 | august | |
#1068 | effective | |
#1450 | grand | |
#2767 | wonderful | |
#3408 | formal | |
#3970 | deluxe | |
#4089 | fantastic | |
#4667 | sublime | |
#5214 | noble | |
#5866 | establishing | |
#6643 | imposed | |
#6716 | impressive | |
#6918 | terrible | |
#7425 | distinguished | |
#8709 | horrible | |
#8774 | tremendous | |
#8853 | striking | |
#9775 | awful | |
#9781 | impose | |
#10805 | elevated | |
#11632 | luxurious | |
#12244 | terrific | |
#13306 | majestic | |
#14061 | shocking | |
#15704 | imposing | |
#16120 | dire | |
#17466 | enforcing | |
#18232 | heroic | |
#18362 | commanding | |
#19151 | marvelous | |
#19676 | dread | |
#20106 | imposition | |
#22989 | fearful | |
#23144 | alarming | |
#23190 | dreadful | |
#24721 | expansive | |
#24854 | solemn | |
#25003 | dominating | |
#26035 | lofty | |
#26755 | stately | |
#27462 | exalted | |
#29587 | marvellous | |
#29891 | appalling | |
#31123 | wondrous | |
#33733 | sumptuous | |
#34679 | gilded | |
#37016 | dignified | |
#38892 | idealistic | |
#49183 | opulent | |
#53503 | inflicting | |
#54515 | frightful | |
#60050 | princely | |
#64686 | autocratic | |
#73290 | peremptory | |
#75235 | bossy | |
#78368 | courtly | |
#83750 | magisterial | |
#103811 | baronial | |
#104549 | rarefied | |
#128829 | lordly | |
#129078 | portentous | |
#139089 | statuesque | |
#170661 | rarified |
How to use imposing in a sentence?
Through the ongoing onslaught on Aleppo, The Russians seeks to tip the balance of power on the ground in favor of the Assad regime, with the aim of imposing a political solution favorable to The Russians.
This is a case about what the government has to subsidize … it’s not a case about the government either imposing affirmative restraints on religion or denying generally applicable benefits to persons based on religious exercise outside the program.
As Beijing moves forward with passing the national security law, State Mike Pompeo will today end exports of US-origin defense equipment and will take steps toward imposing the same restrictions on State Mike Pompeo defense and dual-use technologies to Hong KongRights as it does for China, state Mike Pompeo is forced to take this action to protect State Mike Pompeo national security. We can no longer distinguish between the export of controlled items to Hong KongRights or to mainland China.
I think they made a mistake, we cannot have a society in which some dictator someplace can start imposing censorship here in the United States.
The world will hold Russia accountable, president Putin’s actions demand a firm response. That’s why we’re imposing full blocking sanctions on VEB and Russia’s military bank, cutting off Russia from western financing, imposing sanctions on elites, and more.
Translations for imposing
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- impozantníCzech
- imposant, monumental, statelig, imponerendeDanish
- beeindruckend, imposantGerman
- imponaEsperanto
- imponenteSpanish
- näyttävä, mahtavaFinnish
- imposant, impressionnantFrench
- impozánsHungarian
- imponenteItalian
- 인상적인Korean
- marutunaMāori
- falnic, impozant, măreț, impunătorRomanian
- внуши́тельный, импоза́нтный, впечатля́ющийRussian
- значнийUkrainian
- 堂堂Chinese
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