exacted
Demanded as payment
Exacted is the past tense of exact, meaning to demand and obtain something, typically through force, authority, or persistence.
A tyrant exacts obedience from subjects.
War exacts a heavy toll.
The word implies that what's taken requires effort or pressure to extract: The journey exacted every ounce of his strength.
Revenge is exacted, not simply taken.
Removed from source
- collectedCalm and self-possessed
- imposedForced onto others
- leviedImposed by authority
- requiredNeeded by rule
enforced · claimed · wrung · squeezed · compelled · commanded · requisitioned · obtained
Retaliation for injury
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- reprisalPunitive action in return
payback · avenged · requital · justice · comeuppance · redress · penalty · wrath
Exactly correct, no error
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- rigorousExtremely thorough and careful
- scrupulousThorough and principled
- painstakingExtremely careful and thorough
thorough · careful · methodical · systematic · strict · stringent · demanding · uncompromising
extracted
Removed from source
required · enforced · claimed · wrung · squeezed · compelled · commanded · requisitioned · obtained · secured
vengeance
Retaliation for injury
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
reprisal · payback · avenged · requital · justice · comeuppance · redress · penalty · wrath · reciprocated
precise
Exactly correct, no error
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- rigorousExtremely thorough and careful
- scrupulousThorough and principled
painstaking · thorough · careful · methodical · systematic · strict · stringent · demanding · uncompromising · perfectionist
cost
Required payment amount
strain · damage · consequence · impact · wear · suffering · hardship · expense · levy · tariff
- not exactlyImprecisely, with reservation
- exact changePayment without remainder
- exact sameCompletely alike, no differences
- exact copyPrecise reproduction of something
- exact scienceDiscipline yielding precise, testable results
- my point exactlyVindication of one's argument
exact, exactly, exacting, inexact, exactness, exacts, exaction, inexactly