| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | except for |
| Synonyms: | aside from, bar, barring, bating, besides, but, debarring, excepting, excluding, leaving aside, not counting, omitting, outside of, restricting, ruling out, save |
| Antonyms: | inclusive of |
| Main Entry: | besides |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | apart from |
| Synonyms: | aside from, bar, barring, beside, but, except, excepting, excluding, exclusive of, in addition to, other than, outside of, over and above, save, without |
| Main Entry: | except |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | other than |
| Synonyms: | apart from, aside from, bar, barring, besides, but, excepting, excluding, exclusive of, exempting, if not, lacking, leaving out, minus, not for, omitting, outside of, rejecting, save, saving, short of, with the exception of, without |
| Main Entry: | independently |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | alone |
| Synonyms: | all by one's self, apart, autonomously, by oneself, exclusive of, freely, individually, of one's own volition, on one's own, one at a time, one by one, separately, severally, singly, solo, unaided, unrestrictedly, unsupervised, without regard to, without support |
| Antonyms: | dependently |