exempt

verbs

grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

"She exempted me from the exam"

exempt, free, relieve

is derived from

antonym

grant exemption or release to

"Please excuse me from this class"

excuse, exempt, let off, relieve

(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"

exempt

antonym

is similar to

granted exemption

"one of the excused jurors planned to write a book"

is similar to

secure against

"immune from taxation as long as he resided in Bermuda"; "immune from criminal prosecution"

is similar to

not subject to usual rules or penalties

"a privileged statement"

(of goods or funds) not subject to taxation

"the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable"; "income exempt from taxation"

exempt, nontaxable