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Synonyms for except
ɪkˈsɛptex·cept

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Wiktionary2.0 / 1 vote

  1. exceptpreposition

    Synonyms:
    bar, save, but, apart from, other than

  2. exceptpreposition

    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 Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. 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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. except

    Synonyms:
    excepting, saving, without, unless, exclusive of

  2. exceptverb

    Synonyms:
    exclude, save, bar, segregate, negative

    Antonyms:
    count, include, reckon, state, classify, propound, affirm, admit

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. demur, exceptverb

    take exception to

    "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"

    Synonyms:
    take out, leave off, exclude, demur, omit, leave out

  2. exclude, 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 Synonymes1.0 / 1 vote

  1. exceptverb

    Synonyms:
    exclude, reject, leave out

  2. exceptverb

    Synonyms:
    object, make objection, take exception

  3. exceptprep.

    Synonyms:
    excepting, excluding, save, leaving out, with the exception of

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "except":

    unless, excluding, salvo, save, sauf, exception, but, excepting, besides, barring, excepted

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How to use except in a sentence?

  1. Devin Nunes:

    There's nothing specific, except for the threat that they've been putting out there on the Internet, so at this point, we have to take everything seriously.

  2. Tommy Zegan:

    I don't drink anymore . . . except when I'm thirsty!

  3. Prime Minister Tony Abbott:

    There was nothing consistent about this individual except that he was consistently weird.

  4. Bruce Barton:

    Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance.

  5. Francis Cardinal George, OMI:

    We have to move forward together into a future that is not at all secure except for our certitude that God’s love is constant.


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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
  • Chinese

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