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 For example, a Chinese company could lease Nvidia computing power in Europe by renting server capacity from a non-Chinese neocloud or data center operator that's exempt from export controls. — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026 County employees who park at the two-story garage will be exempt from the increases. — CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026 Jacobs was convicted of the battery charge in September and spent six games on the commissioner’s exempt list this season. — Armando Salguero , Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026 The league placed him on the commissioner’s exempt list in August after charges were filed against him, and that caused Jacobs to miss the Packers’ first six games of the season. — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exempt

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An 8-year-old Haitian boy who lost protected status this year was placed in federal custody after an immigration check-in last week in San Diego, according to federal and school district officials.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
Another may undergo a procedure designed to preserve stability, minimize unnecessary tissue trauma, and permit early protected walking.

— Richard Moy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of protected

Adjective

Offit explained that congenital measles has historically been very rare because most adults were immune to the virus from infection in childhood before widespread immunization.

— Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
No one is immune to the impact of extreme heat—but not everyone is affected in the same way.

— Simmone Shah, Time, 9 Nov. 2026

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