Synonyms for exemption
Definitions
- n. 1
An act of exempting.
Forms
- Plural
- exemptions → immunities, dispensations, freedoms, waivers…
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A privilege may be of doing or avoiding; in the latter case it is an exemption or immunity; as, a privilege of hunting or fishing; exemption from military service; immunity from arrest.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- privilege It is a great privilege to be with you in Tatoeba.
- immunity How long do babies carry their mother's immunity?
- waiver Sami made a decision and no one can get him to waiver.
- dispensation One receives no dispensation from Rome for death.
- exception Whenever they meet they argue – without exception.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| exemption | falling | |
| privilege | steady | |
| immunity | steady | |
| waiver | steady | |
| dispensation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- waiver2
- 7 letters
- release2, freedom2, license2, liberty3, licence2
- 8 letters
- immunity4
- 9 letters
- exception3, franchise2, privilege2, discharge2, quittance
- 12 letters
- dispensation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (waiver2 = 2 syllables).