Antonyms of verb exempt

1 of 2 senses of exempt

Sense 1
exempt, relieve, free -- (grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam")
       Antonym of enforce (Sense 1)
      => enforce, implement, apply -- (ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone";)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb exempt

2 senses of exempt

Sense 1
exempt, relieve, free -- (grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam")

Sense 2
excuse, relieve, let off, exempt -- (grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class")
       => absolve, justify, free -- (let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility")

Antonyms of adj exempt

2 senses of exempt

Sense 1
exempt (vs. nonexempt) -- ((of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject; "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"; "only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes")

nonexempt (vs. exempt) -- ((of persons) not exempt from an obligation or liability)
        => liable (predicate) -- (subject to legal action; "liable to criminal charges")
        => taxpaying -- (not exempt from paying taxes; "after training they became productive taxpaying citizens")
        => unexcused -- (not excused; "too many unexcused absences")

Sense 2
nontaxable (vs. taxable), exempt -- ((of goods or funds) not subject to taxation; "the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable"; "income exempt from taxation")


Similarity of adj exempt

2 senses of exempt

Sense 1
exempt (vs. nonexempt) -- ((of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject; "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"; "only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes")
       => excused -- (granted exemption; "one of the excused jurors planned to write a book")
       => immune -- (secure against; "immune from taxation as long as he resided in Bermuda"; "immune from criminal prosecution")
       => privileged -- (not subject to usual rules or penalties; "a privileged statement")

Sense 2
nontaxable (vs. taxable), exempt -- ((of goods or funds) not subject to taxation; "the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable"; "income exempt from taxation")
       => duty-free -- (exempt from duty; "duty-free liquor")
       => tax-exempt, tax-free, untaxed -- ((of goods or funds) not taxed; "tax-exempt bonds"; "an untaxed expense account")
       => unratable -- (not subject to locally assessed property taxes; "unratable properties")
          Also See-> exempt#1