Synonyms of exceptions

exceptions

noun

plural of exception

1

as in objections

a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent

I take strong exception to your assessment of his singing ability

Synonyms & Similar Words

• objections
• complaints
• questions
• challenges
• criticisms
• protests
• demurrers
• difficulties
• expostulations
• remonstrances
• demurrals
• stinks
• fusses
• qualms
• suspicions
• doubts
• disputes
• quibbles
• demurs
• compunctions
• scruples
• kicks
• misgivings
• dissents
• misunderstandings
• arguments
• quarrels
• squabbles
• statics
• uncertainties
• skepticism
• cavils
• rebellions
• reservations
• censures
• conflicts
• debates
• reluctances
• defiances
• disobediences
• niggles
• distrust
• mistrust
• indeterminations
• hassles
• dubitations
• misdoubts
• dubieties
• incertitudes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sanctions
• approvals
• agreements
• acceptances
• assents
• acquiescences
• compliances
• obediences

2

as in anomalies

something that is different from what is ordinary or expected

her tardiness today is an exception; usually she's on time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anomalies
• abnormalities
• rarities
• differences
• variations
• aberrations
• oddities
• phenomena
• quirks
• peculiarities
• singularities
• accidents
• inconsistencies
• vagaries
• disparities
• distortions
• errors
• mistakes
• mutations
• oddments
• paradoxes
• curiosities
• contradictions
• inconsistences
• bizarreries
• kinks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• norms
• ordinaries
• usuals

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exceptions

With its golf ambassadors, Peter Millar still tends to focus on promoting its golfwear — with a few exceptions, such as an event in the Hamptons last year with Cameron Young where the PGA Tour pro showed up dressed in the brand’s lifestyle product. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

After October 19, if that problem falls under one of the new exceptions, those benefits will no longer be legally protected—but airlines can still choose to provide them. — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026

There are obvious exceptions—like distractingly munching away at a breakfast sandwich. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

Hilgemann pointed to Oregon's failed Initiative Petition 28, which would have removed certain exceptions from the state's animal-abuse laws. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

That is not a blanket promise against layoffs, and any agreed upon coverage, exceptions, processes, and remedies remain largely unclear. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026

Florida law also allows exceptions to save the mother’s life or prevent serious risk to physical health, with signatures from two physicians. — Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

How much was actually paid down can usually only be estimated, though there are exceptions. — Caren Morrison, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Withdrawals from workplace accounts before age 59½ are generally subject to taxes and penalties, with some exceptions. — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026