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Synonyms for but
bʌt; unstressed bətbut
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Wiktionary
butconjunction
Merely, only.
Away but the hoose and tell me whae's there.
Synonyms:
without, with the exception of, unless, bar, excluding, exceptingbutconjunction
However, although, nevertheless (implies that the following clause is contrary to prior belief or contrasts with or contradicts the preceding clause or sentence).
English Synonyms and Antonyms
but
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, except, further, however, just, merely, moreover, nevertheless, notwithstanding, notwithstanding, only, provided, save, still, that, tho, unless, yet
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
but
Synonyms:
save, except, barring, yet, beside, excluding, still, excepting, notwithstandingAntonyms:
with, including, inclusive, nevertheless, however, notwithstanding
Princeton's WordNet
merely, simply, just, only, butadverb
and nothing more
"I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment"
Synonyms:
solely, plainly, hardly, alone, barely, exclusively, only if, only, entirely, just, scarce, just now, simply, merely, precisely, only when, exactly, scarcely
Editors Contribution
unkown
it is an adjective of many different meaning.but the definition is not the same .
good,but,it,and
Dictionary of English Synonymes
butconj.
Synonyms:
on the other hand, on the contrarybutconj.
Synonyms:
yet, still, however, nevertheless, moreover, furtherbutconj.
Synonyms:
unless, if it were not that, if it be not thatbutconj.
Synonyms:
but that, otherwise than thatbutprep.
butadjective
Synonyms:
only, no more thanbutnoun
butnoun
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#43 | but | |
#65 | only | |
#109 | just | |
#127 | most | |
#322 | without | |
#390 | still | |
#400 | save | |
#466 | however | |
#482 | provided | |
#636 | yet | |
#724 | further | |
#874 | though | |
#1017 | although | |
#1042 | bar | |
#1094 | rather | |
#1298 | pa | |
#1305 | simply | |
#1388 | ma | |
#1577 | unless | |
#1585 | except | |
#2054 | alone | |
#2121 | ac | |
#2506 | exactly | |
#4569 | entirely | |
#5322 | besides | |
#5478 | moreover | |
#5564 | merely | |
#6133 | solely | |
#6139 | excluding | |
#6787 | hardly | |
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#6991 | exclusively | |
#8208 | barely | |
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#9426 | beside | |
#11238 | notwithstanding | |
#11609 | nonetheless | |
#12513 | ale | |
#15428 | albeit | |
#15473 | tho | |
#15777 | scarce | |
#16973 | fta | |
#17426 | mais | |
#21962 | scarcely | |
#22432 | plainly | |
#24772 | pero | |
#25889 | aber | |
#28760 | barring | |
#32703 | efa | |
#40372 | excepting |
How to use but in a sentence?
This is something that has been occurring for years, but sometimes it takes these catastrophes to make sure that this disaster comes to light.
I think when women feel pretty, they exude a confidence and feel better about themselves, and I think my line, yes its classic, but we’re still very much on trend. We analyze trends every season and we encourage our customers to make it their own… And with that philosophy, your money goes further.
This is one of those games, yeah, it would be great to have, but that’s a really good team over there and more than likely the team that we’re going to see in October when we get there, so, to play them pretty tight, to have multiple chances there in the last two innings against their best guys, you really can’t ask for anything else.
President Donald Trump would say racially insensitive things that made me uncomfortable, i don't think President Donald Trump ever said anything in that room like' African Americans are inferior' or anything about rape or grabbing women, but of those two hours every other day in a room with President Donald Trump, every ten minutes was fingernails on chalkboard.
Obamacare is a disaster, but we've run it very well, and we've made it barely acceptable, it was a disaster under President Obama, and it's very bad health care. What we want to do is terminate it and give health care. We'll have great health care, including preexisting conditions.
Translations for but
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- maar, behalweAfrikaans
- سوى, لكن, إلا, ولكن, لاكنArabic
- ammaAzerbaijani
- але, а, акрамяBelarusian
- ноBulgarian
- কিন্তুBengali
- menys, excepte, però, encara queCatalan, Valencian
- vyjma, ale, kromě, jenžeCzech
- heblaw am, er, ac eithrioWelsh
- men, undtagen, udenDanish
- aber, sondern, nicht, außer, als, nur, trotzdemGerman
- αλλά, με εξαίρεση, αν και, παρόλο, μα, καίτοι, μολονότι, εκτός, πληνGreek
- sed, tamen, escepte de, kromEsperanto
- sino, excepto, salvo, aunque, sólo, solamente, peroSpanish
- kuid, peale, entEstonian
- nahiz eta, baina, izan ezik, salbuBasque
- بجز, مگر, اگرچه, گرچه, ولی, اما, با این حالPersian
- vaan, paitsi, muttaFinnish
- men, uttanFaroese
- que, mais, seulement, cependant, saufFrench
- marWestern Frisian
- achIrish
- achScottish Gaelic
- mais, peroGalician
- אבל, אך, פרט ל, ברם, אולם, למעטHebrew
- लेकिन, मगर, परंतुHindi
- azonban, viszont, csak, hanem, deHungarian
- բայց, բացիArmenian
- namun, tetapi, tapi, kecualiIndonesian
- en, heldurIcelandic
- però, a parte, eccetto, ma, salvo, tuttaviaItalian
- -raluaq-, -galuaq-, -kaluaq-, kisiani, -liInuktitut
- だけ, しかし, けど, しか, でも, けれども, が, けれど, 以外Japanese
- არამედ, მაგრამ, გარდაGeorgian
- бірақKazakh
- kisianni, -li, -kaluar-, -raluar-, -galuar-Kalaallisut, Greenlandic
- ប៉ុន្តែ, ដែរ, ក៏ប៉ុន្តែ, តែ, ចៀសតែKhmer
- 그러나Korean
- feqet, lê, megerçi, ههروهها, meger, ema, gerçi, بهڵام, جگه, ئهگهر چیKurdish
- бирокKyrgyz
- ut, quamvis, licet, sedLatin
- ແຕ່Lao
- oLithuanian
- bet, tačuLatvian
- ноMacedonian
- харинMongolian
- tetapi, kecualiMalay
- imma, mingħajr, iżda, minbarraMaltese
- သို့ရာတွင်Burmese
- behalve, maar, echterDutch
- men, foruten, bortsett fra, unntatt, ennNorwegian
- ndiNavajo, Navaho
- ale, chociaż, z wyjątkiem, opróczPolish
- porém, salvo, embora, mas, excetoPortuguese
- però, cumbain che, maRomansh
- darRomanian
- но, кроме, только, а, лишьRussian
- осим, али, sem, сем, ali, osimSerbo-Croatian
- okrem, ale, avšakSlovak
- čepràv, a, tóda, àmpak, rázenSlovene
- porAlbanian
- ha e se, empaSouthern Sotho
- fast, utan, men, utom, förutomSwedish
- лекин, аммо, валеTajik
- แต่ว่า, แต่Thai
- emmaTurkmen
- fakat, ama, ancak, hariçTurkish
- ә, әммаTatar
- але, а, крімUkrainian
- مگر, لیکنUrdu
- lekin, biroq, ammoUzbek
- nhưng, nhưng màVietnamese
- אָבערYiddish
- 但Chinese
- kodwaZulu
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