Synonyms of taxed

taxed

verb

past tense of tax

as in stretched

to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress

your constant arguing is starting to tax my patience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stretched
• strained
• tried
• tested
• pushed
• got (to)
• annoyed
• bothered
• irritated
• demanded
• pressured
• harassed
• exacted
• pained
• aggravated
• importuned
• exasperated
• vexed
• pressed
• pestered
• irked
• riled
• hassled
• nettled
• peeved
• agitated
• gnawed (at)
• harried
• galled
• grated
• spited

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of taxed

Short-term capital gains are taxed at the same rate as ordinary income, which can be as high as 37%. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

In the decades since, lawmakers have carved out multiple loopholes, so a dollar earned from owning a business is routinely taxed much less than a dollar earned in wages. — Eric Zwick, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Because only human labor is taxed, the scale is tipped toward substitution. — Nadine Hack, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Revocable trusts avoid probate but are part of your estate and taxed accordingly. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Tidwell, who said he’s not used to the humidity, needed 40 pitches to complete the first but still managed to provide five innings and help prevent the bullpen from being taxed further. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

This setup also means they aren’t taxed like gambling, which generated nearly $18 billion in revenue for states last year. — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

The family did not know where to put the money, or how it should be taxed. — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Bizarrely, sweepstakes machines, unlike their VGT and casino slot cousins, are neither regulated nor taxed. — Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026