Synonyms of exacted

exacted

verb

past tense of exact

1

as in demanded

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

every war inevitably exacts the greatest sacrifice possible from some of the nation's best and brightest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demanded
• required
• requested
• claimed
• commanded
• asked
• enjoined
• wanted
• needed
• insisted (on)
• pressed (for)
• called (for)
• stipulated (for)
• imposed
• clamored (for)
• took
• necessitated
• quested
• warranted
• pleaded (for)
• cried (for)
• requisitioned
• harassed
• hounded
• badgered
• dunned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yielded
• surrendered
• gave up
• relinquished

2

as in imposed

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

vowed to exact a heavy fine from any hockey player engaging in such outrageous behavior on the ice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imposed
• charged
• levied
• fined
• assessed
• put
• laid
• taxed
• inflicted
• extorted
• penalized
• compelled
• mulcted
• forced
• excised
• milked
• gouged
• coerced
• wrung
• docked
• wrested
• wreaked
• bled
• squeezed
• skinned
• fleeced
• shook down
• reapplied
• reimposed
• set
• relaid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remitted
• lessened
• diminished
• abated
• released
• ignored
• forgave
• excused
• disregarded
• condoned
• pardoned
• glossed (over)
• glozed (over)

3

as in extorted

to get (as money) by the use of force or threats

that loan shark can be counted upon to exact repayment of his loan by whatever means necessary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extorted
• squeezed
• wrung
• wrested
• coerced
• milked
• forced
• gouged
• compelled
• bled
• fleeced
• cheated
• swindled
• skinned
• racketeered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exacted

Here's how much tariffs have cost Americans Nearly a year later, tariffs have exacted a significant cost on American families. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026

In return for public investments, research grants, beneficial regulatory treatment, or discretionary nonenforcement of laws, the White House has exacted all manner of commitments from these entities. —Yuval Levin, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026

Most examples were equipped with a Borg-Warner close-ratio four-speed transmission, but a few were ordered with GM’s two-speed automatic, which exacted less of a penalty in acceleration, thanks to the Apollo’s weight of under 2,300 pounds—500 pounds less than that of Jaguar’s E-Type. —Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2026

In doing so, political appointees have exacted more control over these agencies than in the past. —Anil Oza, STAT, 15 Jan. 2026

Nvidia’s market value briefly topped $5 trillion in late October, before backtracking as the AI bubble fears also exacted a toll on its stock price because its chipsets are needed to power the technology. —Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026

Advertisement The loss of over 1,000 major non-Russian firms exiting the Russian market upon its invasion of Ukraine represented one of the most costly penalties exacted on Putin. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 16 Dec. 2025

And as much as Carol likes to challenge and rebel against Zosia and the Others, that tension is a form of companionship, and its absence has clearly exacted a huge emotional toll on her. —Scott Tobias, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025

Plus, there are the damaging indiscriminate predatory tariffs that have been exacted on small, fragile nations, such as Lesotho and Laos. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025