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except

[ik-sept] / ɪkˈsɛpt /
PREPOSITION
other than
Synonyms
STRONGEST
save
STRONG
bar barring excepting 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
VERB
leave out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exclude
STRONG
ban bar bate debar disallow eliminate exempt expostulate inveigh object omit protest reject remonstrate suspend taboo
WEAK
count out pass over rule out
Antonyms
STRONG
accept agree allow approve choose include permit praise ratify sanction
WEAK
admit

Example Sentences

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And we are still the envy of the world: Everyone wants to live in America except, it seems, the people who are here already.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The analogy is shrinking a 4K image to the size of a postage stamp — except the picture is still 4K.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

What’s more, SpaceX threatens to overshadow just about any other company that might look to IPO later this year, except maybe for ChatGPT owner OpenAI and Claude developer Anthropic.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“Research data in the briefs shows that, over the past five years, the number of students experiencing homelessness has increased within every racial and ethnic group — except Filipino students,” the study authors wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Everybody else was all over the room, except for Pearl at her desk, not taking part.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck