exception synonyms

exception

n.

  1. The act of excepting

    exclusion, omission, making an exception of, rejection, barring, reservation, leaving out, ruling out, noninclusion, debarment, segregation, limitation, exemption, elimination, repudiation, excusing.

    Antonyms approval, inclusion, acceptance.

  2. That which is excepted

    irregularity, peculiarity, anomaly, special case, difference, allowance, exemption, nonconformity, privilege, dispensation, waiver, deviation, eccentricity, rarity, oddity, quirk.

    Antonyms custom*, rule*, norm. *

  3. An adverse reaction

    objection, demurral, protest, complaint; see objection 2.

take exception (to)

  1. object, disagree, demur; see complain 1, object, oppose 1.

  2. resent, be offended, take offense;

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