Exerted

7 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of exert, meaning applied a force, quality, or influence to bear on someone or something.

“She exerted considerable pressure on the board to reconsider its decision.”

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Synonyms

appliedwieldedexerciseduseddeployed

Antonyms

withheldrestrainedsuppressed

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Wordle

Starts with EX, ends in -TED, contains two E's, the double-E pattern appears early and late

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X scores 8 points, a common familiar word, pairs well with X on a premium square

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everted

Words you can make from Exerted

Shorter words formed from the letters in “exerted”.

dexter deter exede exert exter treed deer dere dree rede reed rete teed tree

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