except synonyms

except

prep.

excepting, excluding, omitting, barring, saving, not counting, save, but, with the exception of, with the exclusion of, other than, if not for, without, outside of, aside from, besides, lacking, leaving out, exempting, minus*, short of*.

except

v.

exclude, leave out, count out, make an exception of; see omit 1.

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