SELF-IMPOSED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

self-imposed

adjective

ˌself-im-ˈpōzd

Definition of self-imposed

as in voluntary

done, made, or given with one's own free will if the candidates all follow self-imposed campaign-spending limits, government oversight is unnecessary

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Recent Examples of self-imposed The 60-year-old had permed her hair every six weeks for 30 years before realizing that chemically straightening her hair had become a time-consuming and self-imposed obligation. — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 29 May 2026 This season, De La Salle self-imposed a five-game suspension on the baseball team to start the year due to violations of school policy, team rules and code of conduct, three games of which resulted in forfeits. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 5 June 2026 The Senators’ older players, after some discussion among the team’s leadership group, self-imposed a business casual dress code ahead of the 2025-26 season. — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026 In late December 2020, Arizona self-imposed a one-year postseason ban and Miller was ultimately fired on April 7, 2021. — Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-imposed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-imposed

Adjective

The reason is that the administration has shrunk the requirements for reports of immunization from states, changing the reports from mandated to voluntary.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Without control of committee gavels — and the subpoena power that comes with them — legislative inquiries from the Hill minority generally rely on the voluntary compliance from their targets to produce documents or testimony.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of voluntary

Adjective

Within the past couple of years, the group has become a part of Arrowhead Kingdom, an all-volunteer national network of Chiefs fan groups.

— Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2023
That’s noteworthy for a show based at a high-school auditorium in Litchfield and run by a staff that is almost entirely volunteer, including the show’s star and its producer.

— Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2022