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make exception

VERB
favor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
facilitate promote side with
STRONG
abet accommodate advance aid assist befriend esteem further gratify humor indulge oblige spare spoil value
WEAK
be partial to do a kindness do right by play favorites pull strings show consideration smile upon treat well
Antonyms
STRONG
block disappoint frustrate halt hinder hurt ignore impede neglect obstruct prevent stop
WEAK
disfavor dislike thwart

Example Sentences

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They’re just willing to make exception for certain people.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2021

“We need to protect the work of academics as set forth in Freedom of Information Acts, which laws make exception for information that should be legitimately protected, for example relating to research,” said Mr. Schnare.

From Washington Times • May 15, 2016

Nor shall we make exception to that rule.

From Love-at-Arms by Sabatini, Rafael

I make exception of the few homes on your planet where the parents are in spiritual growth, but these homes are not ideal—just a beginning of Idealism.

From The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a psychic revelation by Kennon, J. L.

We must make exception for certain special cases in which no one is injured.

From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Forel, Auguste