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 In an unsigned statement to The Post on Thursday, a representative from the Department of Homeland Security said that an immigrant without legal status is not immune from immigration enforcement just because a judge has ordered their release. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026 Other proteins, immune changes, and signaling pathways could be responsible as well. — New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026 Today, herd immunity means that the risk of disease for susceptible people, those without immunity, drops when they are surrounded by people who are immune. — Rebecca Smullin Dawson, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026 Lawyers who lend their professional credentials to political persecution must be reminded that their law licenses are not immune from consequences. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for immune
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immune
  1. exempt
  2. protected
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  • That’s because also up for grabs this week are 10 places on next season’s PGA Tour available to European tour members who are not otherwise exempt.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • In its August 28, 2025 letter, the agency instructed the port to remove language treating those movements as automatically exempt from emissions requirements.
    — Harry T Angell, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of exempt
Adjective
  • Eco effort Because Kanai is a protected area, eco efforts are top of mind.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of protected

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“Immune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immune. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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