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but

preposition

Synonyms of but

(Entry 1 of 3)

not including

brought everything but the kitchen table to the campground

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but

adverb

Synonyms of but (Entry 2 of 3)

nothing more than

she is but a child and too young to understand such things

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but

conjunction

Synonyms of but (Entry 3 of 3)

if it were not for the fact that

I would have said something but I was too chicken

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“But.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/but. Accessed 14 Aug. 2022.

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