IMPOSED Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

imposed

verb

past tense of impose

as in charged

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty that state now imposes a fine for text messaging while driving

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Recent Examples of imposed In a live context, and with the limits imposed by a hardware-heavy setup, there’s more possibility that the process will throw out some startling mutation. — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026 On Thursday, the White House imposed a 15% tariff as well as price floors on products made from polysilicon, a material used in semiconductors and solar panels that’s primarily produced by China, in order to encourage domestic industry. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Communism and socialism have failed everywhere they’ve been imposed. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Earlier this year, a jury found Meta committed 75,000 violations of the state's Unfair Practices Act and imposed the maximum civil penalty of $375 million. — Jason Volack, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 That’s on top of the $375 million in civil penalties imposed on Meta earlier this year over allegations its social-media platforms harm teen mental health. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 To keep her shards together, Lyman had imposed a new organizing principle on her life. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Paul Barnkow, Arvada I’m reading with interest the articles regarding the water restrictions imposed by Denver Water and that the restrictions aren’t generating the reductions requested. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2026 For most of history, order was imposed from above because rulers did not trust ordinary people with power. — Keith Krach, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

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The Green Bay Packers held their annual Family Night Scrimmage Friday night — a practice inside of Lambeau Field where fans were charged $10 to watch the 2-hour, 15 minute session.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
In 2020, police charged two Los Angeles-area men and a woman with participating in Tran’s killing.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of charged

Verb

Seattle Storm minority co-owner Celeste Keaton was previously fined and suspended for five games after confronting an XX-XY supporter who sat courtside during a game between the Storm and Fever.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Keaton was fined and suspended for five home games by the league for her role in the incident, according to ESPN.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of fined

Verb

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

Definition of levied

Verb

Experts have assessed North Korea's troop dispatch has given it crucial battlefield experience as well.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) has international diagnostic criteria published in 2017, assessed through clinical examination.

— Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of assessed

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Willy Adames and Rafael Devers singled to start the fourth against Melton, putting runners at the corners.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
As one University of Helsinki scholar of Chinese political economy put it, stablecoins can circulate beyond regulatory oversight, interfere with capital account management and complicate the central bank's control over settlement.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026