Synonyms for Exception
ɪkˈsɛp ʃənex·cep·tion

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1. exception

   Synonyms:
   abnormality, aggregate, monstrosity, total, whole

   Antonyms:
   case, example, exemplification, illustration, instance, sample, specimen

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1. exception

   Synonyms:
   qualification, separation, exclusion

   Antonyms:
   statement, rule, class, proposition

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1. exception, exclusion, elisionnoun

   a deliberate act of omission

   "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"

   Synonyms:
   exception, ejection, riddance, censure, excommunication, exclusion, expulsion, elision

2. exceptionnoun

   an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization

   "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule"

   Synonyms:
   exclusion, elision

3. exceptionnoun

   grounds for adverse criticism

   "his authority is beyond exception"

   Synonyms:
   exclusion, elision

Matched Categories

1. • Example
   • Objection
   • Omission

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1. dispension

   Submitted by Jackson12 on March 22, 2019  

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1. exceptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   exclusion

2. exceptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   objection

3. exceptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   instance to be excepted

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1. List of paraphrases for "exception":

   exceptions, derogation, exemption, 'exception, emergency, except, exceptional, exclusion, plea, opt-out, objection, waiver

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How to use Exception in a sentence?

1. Superintendent Robert Runcie:

   I take a lot of exception to any statement, or suggestion that somehow this administration and school board did nothing or was ever lax in our response, to the contrary, this matter was taken very seriously and was addressed with an appropriate sense of urgency.

2. Sarah Besocke:

   The only exception is that if they don’t eat their vegetables at dinner because they fill up on them before, that’s OK with me.

3. Laura Garcia:

   I asked if there was anything I could do in order to keep my job and [human resources] said if she gave you an exception, then she would have to give everybody else an exception.

4. Ted Kaczynski:

   Quite frankly, if you’re going to strictly put it in the category of manhunt or wanted person, probably with the exception of Osama Bin Laden … it may still be to this day that the unabomber manhunt was the most expensive one in law enforcement, criminal justice history.

5. Chairman Francois Carrard:

   I have no feeling of any fight at all; the members of the committee have, without exception, discussed every area in the most open and constructive way, we had some fabulous input, very independent; there was no particular comment as to Mr Scala's presentation, which was excellent.