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except
preposition
variants:
also excepting
Synonyms of except
(Entry 1 of 3)
not including
- the store is open daily except Sundays
Synonyms for except
except
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of except (Entry 2 of 3)
1
to present an opposing opinion or argument
- I must except to your remark that there are no great novelists currently living
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Words Related to except
- beef,
- bellyache,
- bitch,
- bleat,
- carp,
- caterwaul,
- complain,
- crab,
- croak,
- fuss,
- gripe,
- grizzle,
- grouch,
- grouse,
- growl,
- grumble,
- grump,
- holler,
- keen,
- maunder
- [chiefly British],
- moan,
- murmur,
- mutter,
- nag,
- repine,
- scream,
- squawk,
- squeal,
- wail,
- whimper,
- whine,
- whinge
- [British],
- yammer,
- yawp
- (or yaup),
- yowl
Phrases Synonymous with except
Near Antonyms for except
2
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
- we'll have to except members who haven't paid their club dues from voting in the election
Synonyms for except
Words Related to except
Phrases Synonymous with except
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Antonyms for except
except
conjunction
variants:
also excepting
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“Except.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/except. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.
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