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Synonyms for except
ɪkˈsɛptex·cept
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Wiktionary
exceptpreposition
Synonyms:
bar, save, but, apart from, other thanexceptpreposition
With the exception of; but.
There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans.
Synonyms:
other than, but, apart from, save, bar
English Synonyms and Antonyms
except
But ranges from the faintest contrast to absolute negation; as, I am willing to go, but (on the other hand) content to stay; he is not an honest man, but (on the contrary) a villain. The contrast may be with a silent thought; as, but let us go (it being understood that we might stay longer). In restrictive use, except and excepting are slightly more emphatic than but; we say, no injury but a scratch; or, no injury except some painful bruises. Such expressions as "words are but breath" (nothing but) may be referred to the restrictive use by ellipsis. So may the use of but in the sense of unless; as, "it never rains but it pours." To the same head must be referred the conditional use; as, "you may go, but with your father's consent" (i. e., "provided you have," "except that you must have," etc.). "Doubt but" is now less used than the more logical "doubt that." But never becomes a full synonym for and; and adds something like, but adds something different; "brave and tender" implies that tenderness is natural to the brave; "brave but tender" implies that bravery and tenderness are rarely combined. For the concessive use, compare NOTWITHSTANDING.
Synonyms:
and, barely, besides, but, further, however, just, merely, moreover, nevertheless, notwithstanding, notwithstanding, only, provided, save, still, that, tho, unless, yet
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Princeton's WordNet
demur, exceptverb
take exception to
"he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"
Synonyms:
take out, leave off, exclude, demur, omit, leave outexclude, except, leave out, leave off, omit, take outverb
prevent from being included or considered or accepted
"The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"
Synonyms:
ask out, overleap, demur, move out, boot out, withdraw, pull up, draw, turf out, shut, buy food, unpack, leave off, debar, leave out, pull, pretermit, get out, take out, keep out, excerpt, exclude, draw out, chuck out, neglect, bar, turn out, pull out, drop, eject, draw off, invite out, overlook, take away, miss, extract, shut out, remove, omit
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
exceptverb
exceptverb
Synonyms:
object, make objection, take exceptionexceptprep.
Synonyms:
excepting, excluding, save, leaving out, with the exception of
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #3 | and | |
| #10 | that | |
| #43 | but | |
| #65 | only | |
| #109 | just | |
| #322 | without | |
| #390 | still | |
| #400 | save | |
| #466 | however | |
| #482 | provided | |
| #636 | yet | |
| #724 | further | |
| #1042 | bar | |
| #1577 | unless | |
| #1585 | except | |
| #1651 | remove | |
| #2032 | miss | |
| #2158 | drop | |
| #2605 | negative | |
| #3350 | draw | |
| #3544 | saving | |
| #3810 | pull | |
| #3974 | exception | |
| #5322 | besides | |
| #5478 | moreover | |
| #5505 | shut | |
| #5564 | merely | |
| #5682 | excerpt | |
| #5757 | extract | |
| #6139 | excluding | |
| #6377 | exclude | |
| #6932 | nevertheless | |
| #8208 | barely | |
| #10524 | withdraw | |
| #11158 | neglect | |
| #11238 | notwithstanding | |
| #15473 | tho | |
| #19766 | omit | |
| #20010 | overlook | |
| #27307 | eject | |
| #28760 | barring | |
| #31340 | unpack | |
| #35287 | excepted | |
| #40372 | excepting | |
| #41709 | salvo | |
| #61613 | segregate | |
| #103666 | sauf | |
| #145048 | debar | |
| #157222 | demur |
How to use except in a sentence?
Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.
A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense.
I am all for more vaccination, but, I have nothing further to say on that except that we are looking into those policies.
I don't think that there is another way of resolving this dispute except talking to each other, we certainly would like to make sure that we are able to resume bilateral talks because these are necessary.
Never trust anybody who says 'trust me.' Except just this once, of course. - from Steel Beach
Translations for except
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- باستثناء, إلاArabic
- за выключэннем, акрамяBelarusian
- с изключение на, освен, освен ако, изключвамBulgarian
- vyjma, mimo, vyloučit, kromě, namítatCzech
- außerGerman
- εξαιρώ, [[εξαιρούμενος, εκτός, διαφωνώGreek
- escepti, kromEsperanto
- salvo que, excepto, salvoSpanish
- باستثنای, جز, بجز, مگرPersian
- paitsi, erivapaus, vapauttaa, lukuun ottamatta, poikkeus, vastustaaFinnish
- objecter, protester, hormis, à l'exception de, s'élever, excepter, sauf, excepté, faire une exceptionFrench
- agásGalician
- חוץ מ־Hebrew
- visszautasít, óvást emel, kivéve, kizárHungarian
- salvoItalian
- 除いて, 以外Japanese
- გარდაGeorgian
- ...을 빼면, ... 외에는, ... 말고는Korean
- جگەلەKurdish
- nisi, praeterLatin
- kecualiMalay
- bortsett fra, utenomNorwegian
- bezwaar maken, uitsluiten, uitgezonderd, protesteren, uitzonderen, behalve, bezwaar hebbenDutch
- utanomNorwegian Nynorsk
- unnateki, unnta, unngå, unnateke, bortsett fra, unntattNorwegian
- oprócz, z wyjątkiemPolish
- excepcionar, salvo, fora, só que, objetar, menos, excetoPortuguese
- исключать, исключить, за исключением того, что, возразить, за исключением, исключая, кроме, возражатьRussian
- osim, sem, осим, семSerbo-Croatian
- okrem, vylúčiťSlovak
- förutom, bortsett frånSwedish
- தவிரTamil
- తప్పTelugu
- ยกเว้นThai
- başkaTurkish
- за винятком, крімUkrainian
- phản đối, ngoại trừ, trừVietnamese
- 除Chinese
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