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 Open-weight models would generally be exempt, but Beijing could still restrict transfers involving exceptionally large or top-performing models, potentially limiting overseas acquisitions or the movement of key personnel and intellectual property. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Vietnamese-origin exports are also exempt from the Section 301 tariffs currently imposed on Chinese goods. — Advertorial, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 The bilateral integration of energy infrastructure over the past 30-plus years explains why this sector was exempt from the most recent tariffs. — Stefano Tijerina, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026 Players continue to get paid while on the commissioner’s exempt list. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exempt

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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

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Those can include advanced MRI sequences to study the lesions more closely, a spinal MRI, or spinal fluid analysis that can identify specific abnormal immune proteins, Brumel said.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
These include immune amnesia, a type of immunosuppression in which the measles virus destroys immune cells and adaptive responses.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

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