immune

adjective

Definition of immunenext
as in exempt
not subject to something to which others are required The leader was immune to prosecution.

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Recent Examples of immune No business is immune to criticism, regardless of industry, size or experience. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Iron is long associated with immune support, soda is believed to aid digestion, arsenic is traditionally used to soothe arthritic pain, and lithia is prized for its calming qualities. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026 As impressive as Niccol's turnaround has been, the stock hasn't been immune to the sell-off in consumer stocks in recent weeks amid rising gas prices. — Matthew J. Belvedere,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 Even after donning Marie Antoinette’s silk slippers in Sofia Coppola’s 2006 cult classic, Kirsten Dunst is still not immune to the pull of Versailles. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for immune
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immune
  1. exempt
  2. protected
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  • These small transgressions added up to a sense of ourselves as special, exempt from the rules—but also disliked, distrusted, untrustworthy, apart.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The companies that struck those deals are exempt from the GLOBE pilot, according to the model’s final rule.
    — John Wilkerson, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of exempt
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  • The result is a more efficient propulsion system that delivers greater range and energy, enabling engagement of highly maneuverable aerial threats at safer distances from protected forces.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The main Wekiva River was designated by Congress in 2000 as a protected National Wild and Scenic River.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of protected

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“Immune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immune. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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