I wouldn't want to be an imposition.
Source: tatoeba (2018831)
Imposition
/ɪm.pəˈzɪʃən/
Synonyms for "imposition" (227 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (46)
applicationapplyingassessmentassumptionatrocityballot-box stuffingblackmailbotherbuncoburdenburthencallcall forcardsharpingcargocesschargecheatcheatingclaim
Show 19 more words
cold typecold-type typesettingcomposingcomposing stickcompositioncomputerized typesettingconscience moneycontributioncozenagecrosscumbrancedeadweightdemanddemand fordiddlediddlingdifficultydirect taxdisadvantage
Noun(6 words)
Verb(1 words)
dictate terms
Strong matches (68)
dishonestydisservicedodgedraftdraindraughtdraughtsmandraughtydummydutyembarrassmentencroachmentencumbranceenforcementenforcingentranceentrenchmentexactionextortionextortionate demand
Show 41 more words
familiarityfishy transactionflamflimflamfraudfraudulencefraudulencyfreightfurnituregalley chasegerrymanderinggraduated taxationgraftgreat wronggrievancegriftgross injusticegypgyp jointhamperhandicapheavy demandhot-metal typesettinghubrisillicit businessimpedimentimpedimentaimpingementimpostimpostureinconvenienceincursionindentindirect taxinfiltrationinflictinginflictioninfluxinfringementinjectioninjury
Related words (113)
injusticeinroadinsinuationinsistent demandinterferenceinterjectioninterlopinginterpositioninterposureinterruptionintertypeinterventionintroductionintrusioninvasionirruptionjoint returnjustificationlawlessnesslaying on
Show 78 more words
layoutlevylibertieslibertyliberty abusedlicenselicentiousnessline of typelinotypeloadloadinglumbermiscarriage of justicemisusemonotypenonnegotiable demandnoticeobtrusiononusorderoutragepackpenaltyphotocompositionphotosettingphototypesetterphototypesetting machineplacementplacingpresumptionpresumptuousnessprogressive taxpromulgationquoinracketrampratableraw dealrequirementrequisitionrushrush orderscamseparate returnssettingsingle taxslugsupertaxsurtaxswindletaxtax basetax dodgingtax evasiontax exemptiontax returntax structuretax withholdingtax-exempt statustaxable incometaxationtaxingtithetolltrespasstrespassingtributetroubletypesettingtypesetting machineultimatumundue libertyunlawful entrywarningweightwhite elephantwithholding taxwrong
Noun(14 words)
levylevyingobligationpressuringrestrictionsaddlingsentencingsurchargessurtaxingtax levytaxationtaxertaxyingthrust into a role
Verb(1 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
9 entriesMore specific
6 entriesadministrative impositionpolicy impositionquota impositionregulatory impositionsanctions impositiontax imposition
Collocations
6 entriesadministrative impositionburdensome impositionimposition of sanctionsimposition of taxestax impositionunwelcome imposition
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
9 total sentences available.
On August 3, 2010, President Obama signed the Fair Sentencing Act, which reduces the disparity in the amounts of powder cocaine and crack cocaine required to trigger certain penalties in the federal system, including imposition of mandatory minimum sentences.
Source: tatoeba (3651311)
Obligation means to be unable not to do something because of material necessity, practical need, moral law, or the imposition of someone else's desires.
Source: tatoeba (6055607)
The elders say: a guest for a day is welcome; a guest for two days is a burden; one who stays for longer than that must be made to understand that he is an imposition.
Source: tatoeba (8261624)
Showing 4 of 9 available sentences.