self-imposed

adjective

ˌself-im-ˈpōzd How to pronounce self-imposed (audio)
Definition of self-imposednext
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 Worth noting that one of those visits was self-imposed: Cronin agreed to a mid-December date with North Carolina in Madison Square Garden. — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025 Whether self-imposed or through the nature of the job, the power of the deadline helps workers plan and stay on task. — Allie Volpe, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025 But some of the delay appears to have been self-imposed. — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-imposed
  1. voluntary
  2. volunteer
  3. willing
Adjective
  • Supportive housing is permanent, affordable housing combined with voluntary support services to address the underlying issues that prevent some people from maintaining stable housing.
    — Pascale Leone, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Already, the Department of Education is moving forward with a proposal to get rid of nearly half its workforce, the Department of Veterans Affairs is targeting a reduction of 80,000 employees and the Social Security Administration has offered voluntary buyouts ahead of a reduction in force.
    — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
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
Definition of volunteer
Adjective
  • By contrast, Keating’s response was a significant escalation of how strongly Democrats are willing to defend McBride — and the dignity of trans people more broadly — in the halls of Congress.
    — Samantha Riedel, Them, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Barnes was a turbulent person and Renoir was his happy place, full of pretty colors and willing flesh.
    — Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Self-imposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-imposed. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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