EXCISE Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of excise

as in tariff

an amount of money that a government requires people to pay according to the value of certain possessions that are made, sold, or used within a country The state seems to impose an excise on any number of goods.

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verb

as in to tax

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as in to remove

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Recent Examples of excise

Noun

Meanwhile, Indiana went considerably further, temporarily suspending its fuel use and excise taxes. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 In ordinary tax terminology, income, property, and estate taxes are often described as direct taxes, while sales, excise, and customs duties are generally characterized as indirect taxes. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Verb

To find out more, the researchers humanely excised additional fragments from the feet, main body and tentacles of the marine animals and ran a number of lab experiments in untreated seawater. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 28 May 2026 Following a high-profile dispute with Anthropic over a Pentagon contract—in which the government rejected limits on how the AI platform could be used—Anthropic has been mostly excised from government use and deemed a supply chain risk. — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for excise

Recent Examples of Synonyms for excise

Noun

Republicans have increasingly been forced to play defense in the final weeks, trying to shore up their candidates in GOP strongholds nationwide as voters reel from high gas prices, Trump’s tariffs policies and the war against Iran.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
By August, bilateral talks between New Delhi and Washington, which had undergone several rounds, were on shaky ground due to India’s inclusion in the Section 301 forced labor tariff directive.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of tariff

Verb

The president's executive order now allows clear diesel users to use red diesel--and be taxed at the lower rate.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Of course, there’s nothing that would prevent another ballot initiative in the future from taxing wealth to fund other spending priorities.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of tax

Verb

The woman contacted her 72-year-old father, who came out of the house to remove Gonzalez.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
While no service can promise to remove all your data from the internet, a data removal service can monitor and automate the process of removing your information from hundreds of sites continuously over a longer period.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of remove

Verb

The Houthis quickly took control of key state military and civilian powers, including missile brigades and special forces, and the ability to levy taxes, explained al-Basha.

— Dov Lieber, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
This comes after the league rescinded fines levied against 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk and Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson for pretending to chug an imaginary drink.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of levy

Verb

Rising global demand to extract battery metals like cobalt, nickel, and manganese makes mining increasingly likely.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Both the driver and semi were taken to the Newton-Azrak Station in Murrieta, where hazardous response specialists extracted the liquid contents from the tank, which tested positive for meth, the release said.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of extract

Verb

Growing tensions China has been pushing for the EU to stop blocking Chinese imports of advanced computer chipmaking machines, restrictions imposed on national security grounds at Washington’s behest.

— Sam McNeil, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Health care, homelessness The countywide sales tax initiative proposes imposing a quarter-cent tax in order to increase services for unhoused residents as well as address KCK’s healthcare shortage.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of impose

Verb

The Republican governor did not provide a reason for withdrawing Thompson’s death warrant but had temporarily stayed his execution last month pending a psychiatric evaluation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
According to online court records, two of the three cases were settled and one was withdrawn.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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