What are some alternative words for exception?
Synonyms for exception
ɪkˈsɛp ʃən
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Princeton's WordNet
exception, exclusion, elision(noun)
a deliberate act of omission
"with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"
Synonyms:
ejection, riddance, censure, excommunication, exclusion, expulsion, elisionexception(noun)
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"
exception(noun)
grounds for adverse criticism
"his authority is beyond exception"
English Synonyms and Antonyms
exception
Synonyms:
abnormality, aggregate, monstrosity, total, wholeAntonyms:
case, example, exemplification, illustration, instance, sample, specimen
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
exception
Synonyms:
qualification, separation, exclusionAntonyms:
statement, rule, class, proposition
Editors Contribution
dispension
Submitted by Jackson12 on March 22, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
exception(n.)
Synonyms:
exclusionexception(n.)
Synonyms:
objectionexception(n.)
Synonyms:
instance to be excepted
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "exception":
exceptions, derogation, exemption, 'exception, emergency, except, exceptional, exclusion, plea, opt-out, objection, waiver
How to use exception in a sentence?
Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.
People would lie less if they could only remember how difficult it is to live with the lie. There is one exception – narcissistic people live in a lie and therefore have no conscious of guilt regarding the consequences of their dishonest demeanor.
We're all Americans, we want it all yesterday. The President is no exception in that respect, even more so because The President's a candidate.
We of course stand by all the quotes in the story, i always use a tape recorder in interviews, and this time was no exception.
The most common lie is that which one lies to himself lying to others is relatively an exception.
Translations for exception
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- استثناءArabic
- изключение, отвод, изключване, възражениеBulgarian
- excepcióCatalan, Valencian
- výjimkaCzech
- undtagelseDanish
- Ausnahmebedingung, Ausnahme, ExceptionGerman
- εξαίρεσηGreek
- esceptado, esceptoEsperanto
- excepciónSpanish
- erandEstonian
- poikkeus, vastustus, virhe, ehto, kritiikkiFinnish
- undantakFaroese
- exceptionFrench
- eisceachtIrish
- fàgail a-machScottish Gaelic
- pengecualianIndonesian
- eccezioneItalian
- יוצא מן הכללHebrew
- 例外Japanese
- exceptioLatin
- hāungatanga, rerengaMāori
- uitzonderingDutch
- wyjątekPolish
- exceção, exceptionPortuguese
- исключениеRussian
- iznimka, izuzetak, izuzećeSerbo-Croatian
- výnimkaSlovak
- మినహాయింపుTelugu
- istisna, olağandışı durumTurkish
- 例外Chinese
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