Synonyms of exacted

exacted

verb

past tense of exact

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demanded
• required
• requested
• claimed
• commanded
• asked
• enjoined
• wanted
• needed
• insisted (on)
• pressed (for)
• called (for)
• stipulated (for)
• imposed
• clamored (for)
• took
• necessitated
• quested
• warranted
• pleaded (for)
• cried (for)
• requisitioned
• harassed
• hounded
• badgered
• dunned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yielded
• surrendered
• gave up
• relinquished

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imposed
• charged
• levied
• fined
• assessed
• put
• laid
• taxed
• inflicted
• extorted
• penalized
• compelled
• mulcted
• forced
• excised
• milked
• gouged
• coerced
• wrung
• docked
• wrested
• wreaked
• bled
• squeezed
• skinned
• fleeced
• shook down
• reapplied
• reimposed
• set
• relaid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remitted
• lessened
• diminished
• abated
• released
• ignored
• forgave
• excused
• disregarded
• condoned
• pardoned
• glossed (over)
• glozed (over)

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extorted
• squeezed
• wrung
• wrested
• coerced
• milked
• forced
• gouged
• compelled
• bled
• fleeced
• cheated
• swindled
• skinned
• racketeered

Example Sentences

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