What is another word for except?
838 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɛksˈɛpt], [ ɛksˈɛpt], [ ɛ_k_s_ˈɛ_p_t]
Except is a word which is commonly used in everyday English and has plenty of synonyms that can be used in its place. Some of the most commonly used synonyms for except include but not limited to, apart from, other than, with the exception of, save, barring, excluding, omitting, leaving out, not counting, excepting, and exclusive of. Each of these words can be used in a specific context, and the choice of the synonym depends on the emphasis and clarity you want to place upon the sentence. Broadening your vocabulary and using different synonyms for except will help you craft more precise and coherent sentences.
Synonyms for Except:
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n.
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- support .
- free .
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prep.
• but -
v.
• bar- boycott ,
- circumvent ,
- condemn ,
- discountenance ,
- discourage ,
- enjoin ,
- exile ,
- forbid ,
- frustrate ,
- hinder ,
- interdict ,
- interfere ,
- limit ,
- obstruct ,
- ostracize ,
- outlaw ,
- override ,
- restrain ,
- segregate ,
- stop .
- disable ,
- eighty-six ,
- impair ,
- incapacitate ,
- invalidate ,
- nix ,
- paralyze ,
- unfit ,
- weaken .
- Estop ,
- blackball ,
- blacklist ,
- block ,
- bounce ,
- close out ,
- embargo ,
- evict ,
- obviate ,
- oust ,
- proscribe ,
- put out ,
- set aside .
- be rate ,
- be rated ,
- be rates ,
- be rating ,
- be-rate ,
- be-rated ,
- be-rates ,
- be-rating ,
- cracked down on ,
- cracks down on ,
- ex postulate ,
- ex postulated ,
- ex postulates ,
- ex postulating ,
- ex-postulate ,
- ex-postulated ,
- ex-postulates ,
- ex-postulating ,
- haddest at ,
- hadst at ,
- has at ,
- hast at ,
- hath at ,
- having at ,
- jump down one throat ,
- jump down ones throat ,
- jumped down one throat ,
- jumped down one's throat ,
- jumped down ones throat ,
- jumped down throat ,
- jumping down one throat ,
- jumping down one's throat ,
- jumping down ones throat ,
- jumping down throat ,
- jumps down one throat ,
- jumps down one's throat ,
- jumps down ones throat ,
- jumps down throat ,
- lay in to ,
- lets have it ,
- letted have it ,
- letting have it ,
- re criminate ,
- re criminated ,
- re criminates ,
- re criminating ,
- re-criminate ,
- re-criminated ,
- re-criminates ,
- re-criminating ,
- reads out ,
- recriminated ,
- recriminates ,
- rip in to ,
- ripped in to ,
- ripped into ,
- ripping in to ,
- ripping into ,
- rips in to ,
- rips into ,
- sounded off ,
- sounding off ,
- sounds off ,
- tongue lashed ,
- tongue lashes ,
- tongue lashing ,
- tongue-lashed ,
- tongue-lashes ,
- tonguelash ,
- tonguelashed ,
- tonguelashes ,
- tonguelashing ,
- up braid ,
- up braided ,
- up braids ,
- up-braid ,
- up-braided ,
- up-braiding ,
- up-braids ,
- went after ,
- works over ,
- wrought over .
- re pine ,
- re pined ,
- re pines ,
- re pining ,
- re-pine ,
- re-pined ,
- re-pines ,
- re-pining ,
- with stand ,
- with standing ,
- with stands ,
- with stood ,
- with-stand ,
- with-standing ,
- with-stands .
- am displeased ,
- are displeased ,
- being displeased ,
- dis approve ,
- dis approved ,
- dis approves ,
- dis approving ,
- dis avow ,
- dis avowed ,
- dis avowing ,
- dis avows ,
- dis commend ,
- dis commended ,
- dis commending ,
- dis commends ,
- dis esteem ,
- dis esteemed ,
- dis esteeming ,
- dis esteems ,
- dis sent ,
- dis sents ,
- dis-approve ,
- dis-approved ,
- dis-approves ,
- dis-approving ,
- dis-avow ,
- dis-avowed ,
- dis-avowing ,
- dis-avows ,
- dis-commend ,
- dis-commended ,
- dis-commending ,
- dis-commends ,
- dis-esteem ,
- dis-esteemed ,
- dis-esteeming ,
- dis-esteems ,
- dis-sent ,
- dis-sents ,
- discommended ,
- discommending ,
- discommends ,
- go one on oned ,
- go one on ones ,
- go one on oning ,
- go-one-on-oned ,
- go-one-on-ones ,
- go-one-on-oning ,
- is displeased ,
- made a stink ,
- made stink ,
- make stink ,
- makes a stink ,
- makes stink ,
- making a stink ,
- making stink ,
- mix it with ,
- mixed it up with ,
- mixed it with ,
- mixes it up with ,
- mixes it with ,
- mixes up with ,
- mixes with ,
- mixing it up with ,
- mixing it with ,
- mixing up with ,
- mixing with ,
- mixt it up with ,
- mixt it with ,
- mixt up with ,
- mixt with ,
- raised objection ,
- raises objection ,
- raising objection ,
- takes exception ,
- took exception ,
- was displeased ,
- wast displeased ,
- were displeased ,
- wert displeased .
- Overpassing ,
- blinked at ,
- blinking at ,
- blinks at ,
- by pass ,
- by passed ,
- by passes ,
- by passing ,
- casting aside ,
- casts aside ,
- dis card ,
- dis carded ,
- dis carding ,
- dis cards ,
- dis regard ,
- dis regarded ,
- dis regards ,
- dis-card ,
- dis-carded ,
- dis-carding ,
- dis-cards ,
- dis-regard ,
- dis-regarded ,
- dis-regards ,
- leaved undone ,
- leaves undone ,
- leaving undone ,
- lets slide ,
- letted go ,
- letted slide ,
- letting slide ,
- misses out ,
- missing out ,
- over look ,
- over looked ,
- over looks ,
- over passed ,
- over passes ,
- over passing ,
- over-look ,
- over-looking ,
- over-looks ,
- over-pass ,
- over-passed ,
- over-passes ,
- over-passing ,
- with held ,
- with hold ,
- with holding ,
- with holds ,
- with-held ,
- with-hold ,
- with-holds ,
- x outed ,
- x outing ,
- x outs ,
- x-outed ,
- x-outing ,
- x-outs ,
- xout ,
- xouted ,
- xouting ,
- xouts .
- am against ,
- am displeased by ,
- are against ,
- are displeased by ,
- art against ,
- back talked ,
- back talking ,
- back-talked ,
- back-talking ,
- back-talks ,
- backtalked ,
- backtalking ,
- being against ,
- being displeased by ,
- constated ,
- constates ,
- constating ,
- de clare ,
- de clares ,
- de-clare ,
- de-clares ,
- dis agree ,
- dis agreed ,
- dis agreeing ,
- dis agrees ,
- dis-agree ,
- dis-agreed ,
- dis-agreeing ,
- dis-agrees ,
- inveighed against ,
- inveighing against ,
- inveighs against ,
- is displeased by ,
- pro fess ,
- pro fesses ,
- pro tested ,
- pro testing ,
- pro-fess ,
- pro-fesses ,
- pro-tested ,
- pro-testing ,
- put a fight ,
- put fight ,
- puts a fight ,
- puts fight ,
- puts up a fight ,
- puts up fight ,
- putting a fight ,
- putting fight ,
- putting up a fight ,
- putting up fight ,
- re volt ,
- re volts ,
- re-volt ,
- re-volts ,
- said no ,
- saying no ,
- thumbsed down ,
- thumbses down ,
- thumbsing down ,
- was against ,
- was displeased by ,
- wast against ,
- wast displeased by ,
- were against ,
- were displeased by ,
- wert against ,
- wert displeased by .
Other synonyms:
- expostulate ,
- remonstrate ,
- squawk .
- eliminate .
Other relevant words:
- By-pass ,
- Discommend ,
- Disentitle ,
- Disfranchising ,
- Overpassed ,
- Preventing ,
- Refusing ,
- be displeased ,
- blink at ,
- but ,
- by-passed ,
- by-passes ,
- by-passing ,
- cast aside ,
- count out ,
- disenable ,
- disentitled ,
- disentitling ,
- disfranchise ,
- disfranchised ,
- dispense ,
- disqualify ,
- except ,
- exclude ,
- exempt ,
- exonerate ,
- freeze out ,
- frown ,
- getting rid of ,
- go easy on ,
- go one on one ,
- go-one-on-one ,
- going easy on ,
- grant immunity ,
- granting immunity ,
- groused ,
- grousing ,
- hinders ,
- inveigh ,
- keep out ,
- keeping out ,
- keeps out ,
- kept out ,
- kick ,
- leave out ,
- leave out of account ,
- leave undone ,
- leaves out ,
- leaving out ,
- left out ,
- left undone ,
- let off hook ,
- let off the hook ,
- let slide ,
- lets go ,
- letting go ,
- make a stink ,
- mark off ,
- marked off ,
- marking off ,
- miss out ,
- missed out ,
- mix it up with ,
- mix up with ,
- mix with ,
- mixed up with ,
- mixed with ,
- nixing ,
- not make the cut ,
- object ,
- omit ,
- over pass ,
- over-ride ,
- overpast ,
- part of speech ,
- passed by ,
- privilege from ,
- prohibit ,
- protest ,
- raise objection ,
- rule out ,
- shut out ,
- shutting out ,
- take exception ,
- taking exception ,
- unfits ,
- unfitted ,
- unfitting ,
- whitewashed ,
- wipe slate clean ,
- wipe the slate .
- Embargoed ,
- Embargoing ,
- drive out ,
- drives out ,
- driving out ,
- force out ,
- forces out ,
- forcing out ,
- lock out ,
- occlude ,
- refuse admittance ,
- setting aside ,
- shut the door on ,
- sideline ,
- sidelined ,
- veto ,
- ward off .
- Railed ,
- Trashed ,
- crack down on ,
- cracking down on ,
- go after ,
- goes after ,
- going after ,
- had at ,
- have at ,
- jump down one's throat ,
- jump down throat ,
- let have it ,
- read out ,
- reading out ,
- recriminate ,
- recriminating ,
- rip into ,
- sound off ,
- tongue lash ,
- tongue-lash ,
- work over ,
- worked over .
- Abscind ,
- Bating ,
- Beside ,
- Deducting ,
- Dele ,
- Discounting ,
- Exempting ,
- Figurate ,
- From ,
- Omitting ,
- Precluding ,
- Rejecting ,
- Remise ,
- Than ,
- Unconformably ,
- Unless ,
- Without ,
- abandon ,
- abate ,
- abjure ,
- absolutely ,
- additionally ,
- after ,
- again ,
- allotment ,
- also ,
- amputate ,
- annihilate ,
- anyhow ,
- anyway ,
- apart from ,
- aside ,
- aside from ,
- ask out ,
- asunder ,
- attract ,
- ban ,
- banish ,
- bar ,
- barricade ,
- barrier ,
- barring ,
- bate ,
- besides ,
- bob ,
- boot out ,
- branch ,
- brush aside ,
- but for ,
- buy food ,
- cancel ,
- cast ,
- challenge ,
- chuck ,
- chuck out ,
- class ,
- clip ,
- complaint ,
- complementary ,
- contemn ,
- contradict ,
- crop ,
- cross out ,
- cull ,
- cut ,
- cut away ,
- cut-off ,
- debar ,
- decline ,
- deduct ,
- defer ,
- delete ,
- demur ,
- deny ,
- department ,
- depict ,
- derive ,
- despise ,
- despite ,
- detachable ,
- difficulty ,
- disagreement ,
- disallow ,
- disapprove ,
- discard ,
- discernible ,
- disclaim ,
- disconnect ,
- discount ,
- discrete ,
- disdain ,
- disown ,
- dispense from ,
- dispense with ,
- disregard ,
- dissent ,
- dissociable ,
- dissociative ,
- distinguishable ,
- divide ,
- divisible ,
- division ,
- do away with ,
- dock ,
- draw ,
- draw off ,
- draw out ,
- drop ,
- edit out ,
- eject ,
- elide ,
- entirely ,
- enucleate ,
- eradicate ,
- erase ,
- except for ,
- except that ,
- exception ,
- excerpt ,
- excise ,
- exclusion ,
- exclusive of ,
- excommunication ,
- exemplify ,
- exempt from ,
- expel ,
- extinguish ,
- extirpate ,
- extract ,
- fail ,
- forswear ,
- fractional ,
- free from ,
- further ,
- furthermore ,
- get out ,
- give up ,
- hindrance ,
- hitch ,
- hitherto ,
- how ,
- however ,
- if not ,
- ignore ,
- in addition to ,
- incommensurable ,
- inveigh against ,
- invite out ,
- isolate ,
- isolation ,
- just ,
- kick out ,
- lacking ,
- leave ,
- leave off ,
- less ,
- let go ,
- lop ,
- merely ,
- minus ,
- miss ,
- more ,
- moreover ,
- move out ,
- mutilate ,
- neglect ,
- nevertheless ,
- nip ,
- nonetheless ,
- not counting ,
- not for ,
- not include ,
- not including ,
- objection ,
- obliterate ,
- obstacle ,
- obstruction ,
- off ,
- other than ,
- out of ,
- outside of ,
- overleap ,
- overlook ,
- pare ,
- partible ,
- pass by ,
- pass over ,
- pass up ,
- peel ,
- pick out ,
- pluck ,
- postpone ,
- preclude ,
- pretermit ,
- prevent ,
- prime ,
- prune ,
- pull ,
- pull out ,
- push aside ,
- put aside ,
- rebuff ,
- recant ,
- reciprocal ,
- refuse ,
- refuse to consider ,
- reject ,
- relieve from ,
- remit ,
- remove ,
- renounce ,
- repel ,
- repudiate ,
- repulse ,
- root out ,
- save ,
- save for ,
- saving ,
- scout ,
- segregation ,
- separable ,
- set up a squawk ,
- severable ,
- shave ,
- shear ,
- short of ,
- shut ,
- skip ,
- spare ,
- spin ,
- spurn ,
- stamp out ,
- still ,
- strike ,
- strike off ,
- strip ,
- suspend ,
- taboo ,
- take off ,
- take out ,
- throw away ,
- throw out ,
- truncate ,
- turf out ,
- turn away ,
- unpack ,
- waive ,
- wipe out ,
- with the exception of ,
- withdraw ,
- yet .
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How to use "Except" in context?
The word "except" is a preposition meaning "other than". It is used to introduce a list of things that are not included in the previous statement.
Paraphrases for Except:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
Excepting.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Reverse Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
Excepted.
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Noun, plural
exceptions.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Foreign word
Sauf.
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Preposition or subordinating conjunction
alongside, although, beyond, irrespective, notwithstanding, outside, Beside, Until, With, Without.
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Adjective
exclusive, Sauf.
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Proper noun, singular
Excluding, exceptions.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
Does.
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Verb, base form
participate, Provided.
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Foreign word
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Other Related
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Preposition or subordinating conjunction
Unless.
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Proper noun, singular
Unless.
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Noun, plural
Unless.
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Noun, singular or mass
Unless.
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Verb, past tense
Unless.
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Preposition or subordinating conjunction
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