- baronial, imposing, noble, stately - impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"
Antonym: unimpressive (indirect, via impressive)
- distinguished, imposing, magisterial - 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"
Antonym: undignified (indirect, via dignified)
- enforce, impose - compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose courtesy"
--1 is one way to compel, oblige, obligate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- inflict, bring down, visit, impose - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"
--2 is one way to communicate, intercommunicate
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun imposition2, noun imposition1
Somebody ----s something on somebody
- levy, impose - impose and collect; "levy a fine"
--3 is one way to charge, bill
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun imposition1
Somebody ----s something