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excepting

[ik-sep-ting] / ɪkˈsɛp tɪŋ /

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barring adj.
less adj.
omitting adj.
exception n.
besides prep.
except prep.
exclusive of prep.

ADJECTIVE

barring

Synonyms

STRONG

bar discounting excluding

WEAK

apart from aside from but for other than outside of save for short of with the exception of

ADJECTIVE

less

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fewer

STRONG

lesser limited lower minor minus negative secondary subordinate

WEAK

beneath declined deficient depressed diminished lacking not as great reduced shortened shorter slighter subtracting unsubstantial without

Antonyms

STRONG

greater higher important major superior

WEAK

bigger more

ADJECTIVE

omitting

Synonyms

STRONG

canceling discarding disregarding excluding ignoring missing neglecting overlooking precluding repudiating slighting withholding

WEAK

not including not naming passing over

Antonyms

WEAK

including inserting mentioning

NOUN

exception

Synonyms

STRONGEST

omission

STRONG

barring debarment exclusion expulsion rejection repudiation reservation

WEAK

disallowment excusing noninclusion passing over

Antonyms

STRONG

acceptance allowance ratification

WEAK

admittal admittance inclusion normality regularity usualness

PREPOSITION

besides

Synonyms

WEAK

aside from bar barring beside but except excluding exclusive of in addition to other than outside of save without

PREPOSITION

except

Synonyms

STRONGEST

save

STRONG

bar barring excluding exempting lacking omitting rejecting saving

WEAK

apart from aside from besides but exclusive of if not leaving out minus not for outside of short of with the exception of without

PREPOSITION

exclusive of

Synonyms

WEAK

aside from bar barring bating besides but debarring excluding leaving aside not counting omitting outside of restricting ruling out save

Antonyms

WEAK

inclusive of

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excepting

“I have no taste for anything excepting amusing myself,” he admitted to his indulgent mother in a letter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

That would make India more or less even with other big trading partners, excepting Mexico and Canada.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

They have not finished any closer between then and now, excepting the pandemic-shortened season of 2020.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2024

He said most of the bloc's 15 member states were prepared to participate in the standby force excepting those also under military rule - Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea - and tiny Cape Verde.

From Reuters ● Aug. 18, 2023

Miss Garnder had nothing in all the world excepting a sureness about how right she was.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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