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All except synonyms

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verb except

  • leave out β€” to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
  • ban β€” To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used.
  • bar β€” A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
  • bate β€” (of hawks) to jump violently from a perch or the falconer's fist, often hanging from the leash while struggling to escape
  • debar β€” If you are debarred from doing something, you are prevented from doing it by a law or regulation.
  • disallow β€” to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
  • eliminate β€” Completely remove or get rid of (something).
  • inveigh β€” to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail (usually followed by against): to inveigh against isolationism.
  • object β€” anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
  • omit β€” to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
  • protest β€” an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
  • reject β€” to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
  • remonstrate β€” to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
  • suspend β€” to hang by attachment to something above: to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.
  • taboo β€” proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable: Taboo language is usually bleeped on TV. Synonyms: prohibited, banned, forbidden, proscribed. Antonyms: allowed, permitted, permissible; sanctioned.
  • count out β€” If you count out a sum of money, you count the notes or coins as you put them in a pile one by one.
  • pass over β€” to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
  • rule out β€” a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.

conjunction except

  • unless β€” except; but; save: Nothing will come of it, unless disaster.
  • nisi β€” not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies): a decree nisi.

preposition except

  • apart from β€” You use apart from when you are making an exception to a general statement.
  • but β€” 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.
  • with the exception of β€” except for, save
  • aside from β€” Aside from means the same as apart from. This form is more usual in American English.
  • other than β€” additional or further: he and one other person.
  • save β€” to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
  • barring β€” You use barring to indicate that the person, thing, or event that you are mentioning is an exception to your statement.
  • lacking β€” being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
  • omitting β€” to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
  • saving β€” tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving.
  • besides β€” Besides something or beside something means in addition to it.
  • minus β€” less by the subtraction of; decreased by: Ten minus six is four.
  • outside of β€” the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
  • short of β€” having little length; not long.
  • without β€” with the absence, omission, or avoidance of; not with; with no or none of; lacking: without help; without shoes; without her helping me; without him to help.
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