EXEMPT Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

exempt

adjective

Definition of exempt

as in protected

not subject to something to which others are required They were exempt from jury duty because of their jobs as firefighters.

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Recent Examples of exempt The state is exempt from reimbursing local governments for costs associated with new programs that define new violations or crimes. — Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026 Oil, natural gas, critical minerals and other Canadian products are exempt. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 22 July 2026 The department previously argued that the recordings were exempt from disclosure under public records law. — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 Certain people, such as those who are pregnant or medically frail, are exempt. — Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for exempt

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For example, Paris has an aesthetic aversion to window units and rooftop HVAC systems, which helps explain why installing air-conditioning typically requires special permission from authorities, especially in protected or historic areas.

— Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Most of them encrypted files in non-protected folders, anywhere from a handful to 24,000.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026

Definition of protected

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Of course, the eternal It-girl left no shortage of looks to obsess over—even Bella Hadid and Olivia Rodrigo are not immune to the Birkin effect.

— Olivia Allen, Vogue, 21 July 2026
In mice with higher levels of thymulin, a group of their immune cells called myeloid cells tended to produce lower levels of cytokines, a kind of protein that our bodies make to fight off infections but that can also lead to inflammation.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 21 July 2026

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