EXACTED Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

exacted

verb

past tense of exact

as in demanded

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority every war inevitably exacts the greatest sacrifice possible from some of the nation's best and brightest

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as in imposed

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty vowed to exact a heavy fine from any hockey player engaging in such outrageous behavior on the ice

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as in extorted

to get (as money) by the use of force or threats that loan shark can be counted upon to exact repayment of his loan by whatever means necessary

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Recent Examples of exacted But, in a breakthrough performance, Hoon Lee never lets the viewer forget the heavy toll exacted by his character’s spiritual homelessness. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026 As chief of acute care surgery, Firas Madbak sees firsthand the toll exacted by guns. — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 The story exemplifies Bandyopadhyay’s method of locating the partition’s violence beyond the riots, in the economic destitution that followed and what that destitution exacted from women. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026 While Chang’s visual work is a means to consider the harm exacted on Chinese communities in early US history, so is the poem at the heart of the book. — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026 The gap between this miracle and the losses absorbed by ordinary citizens is the cost the war has exacted. — Frayda Leibtag, Time, 13 July 2026 Cord-cutting, dismissed as a remote threat by pay-TV operators, has exacted a severe toll, reducing the size of the overall pay bundle by more than 30% over the past decade. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 July 2026 Iran has demanded the right to collect money from ships using the strait, and in some cases has already exacted payment to let ships leave. — David McHugh, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026 The continuing crisis in Iran and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz have exacted a heavy cost worldwide. — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 May 2026

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The ever-rising risk premium demanded by investors for holding those bonds shows that traders are still unconvinced that the French government has a plan to resolve its budget crisis.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Two months later, pointing to the Moreno Valley decision, the city deemed the development agreement invalid and demanded its money back.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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The bill imposed new pre-enrollment verification requirements on people buying insurance through the ACA marketplace, and ended enhanced premium tax credits implemented during the pandemic that drove down premiums.

— Jack Harvel October 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
Then, Hamas took control of Gaza, Israel imposed a blockade, there were years of Hamas rocket fire into Israel and Israeli retaliation.

— Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of imposed

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Clement later successfully extorted one of Roshanki’s friends for $5,000 in drug proceeds, then insisted that Roshanski owed him money for drugs and fraud.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
The police chief allegedly extorted the victim and the victim’s father in connection with the pending murder case.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of extorted

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Jullien Harneis, the UN’s senior Ebola coordinator, said the outbreak’s expanding reach required more teams, coordination and logistical support.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The United States and China are the two economies that have invested at the scale required.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of required

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Most of the immigrants charged in California have lived in the country for at least five years, and some of them for decades.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Arthur and her daughter have not had contact since 1978, when Arthur’s second husband, Cledith Arthur, was indicted and charged with raping his 12-year-old stepdaughter.

— Teo Armus, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

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Yet profits have still been squeezed as jet fuel prices surged roughly 90% since the US-Israeli war on Iran began in February, forcing several major carriers to cut earnings forecasts.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, free cash flow at another budget carrier, JetBlue Airways, remains severely squeezed by elevated jet fuel prices.

— , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of squeezed

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The penalty, one of the largest ever levied against Meta or any other company, is the latest legal hit to the social media giant, which has grappled with lawsuits over allegations of social media addiction and child safety.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
The penalty is the largest levied against the tech giant in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

— Reuters, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026

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