Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb impose

3 senses of impose

Sense 1
enforce, impose -- (compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose courtesy")
       => compel, oblige, obligate -- (force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form")

Sense 2
inflict, bring down, visit, impose -- (impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students")
       => communicate, intercommunicate -- (transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist")

Sense 3
levy, impose -- (impose and collect; "levy a fine")
       => charge, bill -- (demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights")

Antonyms of adj imposed

1 sense of imposed

Sense 1
imposed -- (set forth authoritatively as obligatory; "the imposed taxation"; "rules imposed by society")

INDIRECT (VIA obligatory) -> optional -- (possible but not necessary; left to personal choice)

Similarity of adj imposed

1 sense of imposed

Sense 1
imposed -- (set forth authoritatively as obligatory; "the imposed taxation"; "rules imposed by society")
       => obligatory (vs. optional) -- (morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution")