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 Under Missouri law, most mail ballots must be notarized before they can be counted, though voters casting absentee ballots for certain reasons, including incapacity, are exempt from that requirement. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026 Agencies must first try to locate potentially relevant files, often by keyword search, then remove or redact anything classified, sensitive, or otherwise exempt from disclosure. — Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 2 July 2026 Parents taking out loans for dependents are exempt from that cap, as well as borrowers who have already taken out Grad PLUS loans. — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 The city said some employees of fleet services and IT services will be exempt based on operational needs. — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 30 June 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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This type of inflammation may damage blood vessels, injure nerve cells and activate immune cells within the brain, all of which may contribute to cognitive decline.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Teplizumab – a form of immunotherapy – binds to immune cells to slow their attack and so delays the need to take insulin by two to three years.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 July 2026

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