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excepting

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ɪkˈsep.tɪŋ/
    • /ɪkˈsep.tɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ɪkˈsep.tɪŋ/

Definitions of excepting word

  • noun excepting Except for; apart from. 1
  • preposition excepting You use excepting to introduce the only thing that prevents a statement from being completely true. 0
  • preposition excepting excluding; except; except for (esp in the phrase not excepting) 0
  • abbreviation EXCEPTING except 0
See all 4 definitions of excepting

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Parts of speech for Excepting

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Excepting

excepting popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for excepting

preposition excepting

  • except — Specify as not included in a category or group; exclude.
  • apart from — You use apart from when you are making an exception to a general statement.
  • but — You use but to introduce something which contrasts with what you have just said, or to introduce something which adds to what you have just said.
  • bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
  • with the exception of — except for, save

adjective excepting

  • barring — You use barring to indicate that the person, thing, or event that you are mentioning is an exception to your statement.
  • other than — additional or further: he and one other person.
  • omitting — to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
  • less — not at all (used before a verb): He little knows what awaits him.
  • outside of — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.

noun excepting

  • noninclusion — the act of including.
  • debarment — to shut out or exclude from a place or condition: to debar all those who are not members.
All 15 Synonyms of excepting

Antonyms for excepting

preposition excepting

  • including — to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.
Just one Antonym for excepting

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