except for

preposition

1

: with the exception of

everyone was gone except for me

2

: were it not for

except for you I would be dead

Synonyms

• apart from
• aside from
• bar
• barring
• beside
• besides
• but
• except
• excepting
• excluding
• exclusive of
• other than
• outside
• outside of
• save
• saving

Examples of except for in a Sentence

except for newscasts, I hardly watch any television at all

Recent Examples on the Web

Activity on TikTok is not included in Billboard charts except for the TikTok Billboard Top 50. —Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 18 July 2024

Branch Daily Chair Branch makes high-quality, comfortable office chairs at middle-of-the-road price points—except for during Amazon Prime Day, when the chairs are marked down further. —Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2024

The American filmmaker explained that except for the titular character, played by Shia LaBeouf, all the actors were Italian but originally spoke in English. —Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 16 July 2024

All were negative for bird flu except for the five workers. —Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 16 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

except for

preposition

: with the exception of : but for

all A's except for a B in Latin