Thesaurus
A really fast thesaurus... with lots of synonyms.
except (5 synonym found)
Sort except by: Alphabetically
| Length
| Random | Definition
Definition of except:
"2007: But this [ban on circumcision] must have been a provocation, as the emperor Antoninus Pius later acknowledged by excepting the Jews. -- Glen Bowersock, 'Provocateur', London Review of Books 29:4, p. 17"
(preposition) :
with the exception of; but
"there was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans."
(conjunction) :
with the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated
"you look a bit like my sister, except she has longer hair."
History
This word has been
viewed 6,219 times.
Tweet
This word has been
viewed 6,219 times.
Know someone who needs a better website?
Refer them to Next Wave Services. If they become a client, your next coffee is on us.
Tweet
Definition of except:
"2007: But this [ban on circumcision] must have been a provocation, as the emperor Antoninus Pius later acknowledged by excepting the Jews. -- Glen Bowersock, 'Provocateur', London Review of Books 29:4, p. 17"
(preposition) :
with the exception of; but
"there was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans."
(conjunction) :
with the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated
"you look a bit like my sister, except she has longer hair."
A make the world a better place giveback project.
Wiktionary content available under the GNU FDL
Charlotte Website Design by Next Wave Services