| Main Entry: | |
| 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 |
| Notes: | accept is 'take or agree to' and except means 'exclude, leave out' |
| Main Entry: | count out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disregard, exclude |
| Synonyms: | bar, bate, debar, eliminate, except, get rid of, leave out, leave out of account, mark off, pass over, rule out, suspend |
| Antonyms: | consider, figure on, include, regard |
| Main Entry: | eliminate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove, throw out |
| Synonyms: | annihilate, blot out, bump off, cancel, cast out, count out, cut out, defeat, discard, discharge, dismiss, dispense with, dispose of, disqualify, disregard, do away with, drive out, drop, eject, eradicate, erase, evict, exclude, expel, exterminate, get rid of, ignore, invalidate, kill, knock out, leave out, liquidate, murder, omit, oust, phase out, put out, reject, rub out, rule out, set aside, shut the door on, slay, stamp out, take out, terminate, waive, waste, wipe out |
| Antonyms: | accept, choose, include, keep, ratify, sanction, welcome |
| Main Entry: | exclude |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expel, forbid |
| Synonyms: | ban, bar, bate, blackball, blacklist, block, bounce, boycott, close out, count out, debar, disallow, drive out, eject, eliminate, embargo, estop, evict, except, force out, get rid of, ignore, interdict, keep out, leave out, lock out, obviate, occlude, omit, ostracize, oust, pass over, preclude, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, put out, refuse, refuse admittance, reject, remove, repudiate, rule out, set aside, shut out, shut the door on, sideline, suspend, throw out, veto, ward off |
| Antonyms: | accept, add, admit, allow, include, incorporate, take on, welcome |
| Main Entry: | forgo |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give up, do without |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abdicate, abjure, abstain, cede, desist, eschew, forbear, forsake, give in, go on the wagon, leave alone, leave out, pack in, pass, pass on, pass up, quit, refrain, relinquish, renounce, resign, resist, sacrifice, sit out, surrender, swear off, take the cure, take the oath, waive, yield |
| Notes: | forego means to go before or precede (as in fore) and to do without is to forgo |
| Antonyms: | continue, indulge, keep, use |
| Main Entry: | occlude |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | block, prevent |
| Synonyms: | choke, clog, close, close out, congest, curb, fill, hinder, impede, leave out, lock out, obstruct, plug, seal, shut, stop up, stopper, throttle |
| Antonyms: | allow, help, permit |
| Main Entry: | omit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exclude, forget |
| Synonyms: | X-out, bar, blink at, bypass, cancel, cast aside, count out, cut, cut out, delete, discard, dismiss, disregard, drop, edit, eliminate, evade, except, fail, ignore, knock off, leave out, leave undone, let go, let slide, miss, miss out, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass by, pass over, preclude, prohibit, reject, repudiate, skip, slight, snip, trim, void, withhold |
| Antonyms: | add, enter, include, inject, insert, remember |
| Main Entry: | overlook |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disregard, neglect |
| Synonyms: | discount, disdain, fail to notice, forget, ignore, leave out, leave undone, let fall between the cracks, let go, let slide, make light of, miss, omit, overpass, pass, pass by, pay no attention, slight, slip up |
| Notes: | overlook (verb) means to look past or fail to notice, while oversee (verb) means to watch and direct |
| Antonyms: | attend, heed, honor, look at, notice, regard, respect |
| Main Entry: | rule out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exclude, reject |
| Synonyms: | abolish, avert, ban, bate, cancel, count out, debar, deter, dismiss, eliminate, except, forbid, forestall, forfend, leave out, not consider, obviate, preclude, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, recant, revoke, stave off, suspend, ward off |
| Antonyms: | add, include, keep |