Antonyms for BUT
bʌt; unstressed bətbut

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1. butconjunction

   Merely, only.

   Away but the hoose and tell me whae's there.

   Synonyms:
   without, with the exception of, unless, bar, excluding, excepting

2. butconjunction

   However, although, nevertheless (implies that the following clause is contrary to prior belief or contrasts with or contradicts the preceding clause or sentence).

   Synonyms:
   yet, ac, although

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1. 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

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1. but

   Antonyms:
   with, including, inclusive, nevertheless, however, notwithstanding

   Synonyms:
   save, except, barring, yet, beside, excluding, still, excepting, notwithstanding

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1. 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, but, only, entirely, just, scarce, just now, simply, merely, precisely, only when, exactly, scarcely

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1. anyway

   but no

   Submitted by anonymous on October 6, 2019  

How to use BUT in a sentence?

1. Luis Elizondo:

   There are many rational explanations for these UAP, but all of them are extraordinary.

2. Secretary Becerra:

   But if everyone does their work.

3. Gordon Sondlund:

   Every day that goes by, he's getting better at what he does. It's like riding a bicycle, it comes back, the very first few events he might have been a bit rusty, but he's improved exponentially at each event.

4. Secret Holt:

   It’s just so hard to believe that somebody in a split second could take two lives and injure so many in just a short amount of time, i don’t know if I can go to court and see him. I just don’t know if I can, but I want him to pay for everything he’s done. I also want to pray for him, too, because I know he’s probably having a hard time too, but he took our baby. He still took my baby from me.

5. Kevin Costner:

   30 years ago, on the other side of that corn we filmed a movie that stood the test of time, tonight, thanks to that enduring impact that little movie had, it's allowed us to come here again. But now we're on a field that Major League Baseball made.

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