Antonyms for except
ɪkˈsɛptex·cept

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1. exceptpreposition

   Synonyms:
   bar, save, but, apart from, other than

2. exceptpreposition

   With the exception of; but.

   There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans.

   Synonyms:
   other than, but, apart from, save, bar

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1. except

   But ranges from the faintest contrast to absolute negation; as, I am willing to go, but (on the other hand) content to stay; he is not an honest man, but (on the contrary) a villain. The contrast may be with a silent thought; as, but let us go (it being understood that we might stay longer). In restrictive use, except and excepting are slightly more emphatic than but; we say, no injury but a scratch; or, no injury except some painful bruises. Such expressions as "words are but breath" (nothing but) may be referred to the restrictive use by ellipsis. So may the use of but in the sense of unless; as, "it never rains but it pours." To the same head must be referred the conditional use; as, "you may go, but with your father's consent" (i. e., "provided you have," "except that you must have," etc.). "Doubt but" is now less used than the more logical "doubt that." But never becomes a full synonym for and; and adds something like, but adds something different; "brave and tender" implies that tenderness is natural to the brave; "brave but tender" implies that bravery and tenderness are rarely combined. For the concessive use, compare NOTWITHSTANDING.

   Synonyms:
   and, barely, besides, but, further, however, just, merely, moreover, nevertheless, notwithstanding, notwithstanding, only, provided, save, still, that, tho, unless, yet

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. except

   Synonyms:
   excepting, saving, without, unless, exclusive of

2. exceptverb

   Antonyms:
   count, include, reckon, state, classify, propound, affirm, admit

   Synonyms:
   exclude, save, bar, segregate, negative

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1. • Object

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1. demur, exceptverb

   take exception to

   "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"

   Synonyms:
   take out, leave off, exclude, demur, omit, leave out

2. exclude, except, leave out, leave off, omit, take outverb

   prevent from being included or considered or accepted

   "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"

   Synonyms:
   ask out, overleap, demur, move out, boot out, withdraw, pull up, draw, turf out, shut, buy food, unpack, leave off, debar, leave out, pull, pretermit, get out, take out, keep out, excerpt, exclude, draw out, chuck out, neglect, bar, turn out, pull out, drop, eject, draw off, invite out, overlook, take away, miss, extract, shut out, remove, omit

How to use except in a sentence?

1. June Jordan:

   If any of us hopes to survive, s/he must meet the extremity of the American female condition with immediate and political response. The thoroughly destructive and indefensible subjugation of the majority of Americans cannot continue except at the peril of the entire body politic.

2. Jean-Paul Sartre:

   Everything has been figured out, except how to live.

3. Mohamed Ismail:

   Our lives are very difficult since the war began. We cannot grow crops except in a very small area because rebels and gangs come and loot our fields.

4. Tasha Dixon:

   I barely let anybody except my sister see me getting dressed. our first introduction to him was when we were at the dress rehearsal and half-naked changing into our bikinis.

5. Yuval Steinitz:

   What's been published until now looks good and even very good. We are always in favor of developing the Palestinian economy, ending the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, ensuring economic prosperity in the Palestinian communities, the entire world wants to help the Palestinians except for the Palestinians themselves.

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