Except

//ɪkˈsɛpt//

Synonyms for "except" (181 found)

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Closest matches (37)

Strong matches (54)

Verb(2 words)
demurexclude
Preposition(3 words)
exceptingexcludingforby

Related words (90)

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More general

5 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Synonyms

12 entries

Related terms

2 entries

derived

4 entries

distinct from

3 entries

related to

26 entries

Showing 16 of 26 words.

Translations

272 translations across 71 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • perjashto verb (to exclude)

Ancient Greek

4 entries
  • εἰ μή conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • πλήν conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • πλὴν εἰ conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • πλήν prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Arabic

4 entries
  • إِلَّا conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • الا conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • إلَّا prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • إلَّا prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Armenian

1 entries
  • բացի prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • акрамя́ prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • за выключэ́ннем prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • освен ако conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • освен prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • с изключение на prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • изключвам verb (to exclude)

Catalan

4 entries
  • excepte prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • llevat prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • tret prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • exceptuar verb (to exclude)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • جگەلە prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Chinese

1 entries
  • 為着 prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 除了 prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • 除了...以外 prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Czech

4 entries
  • kromě conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • kromě prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • mimo prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • vyjma prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Danish

4 entries
  • bortset fra prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • foruden prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • med undtagelse af prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • ud over prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Dutch

4 entries
  • behalve conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • behalve prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • uitgezonderd prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • bezwaar hebben verb (to take exception, to object to)

Egyptian

2 entries
  • Hr:Z1-x*x:x prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • wp:p-w-Z9 prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • krom prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • escepti verb (to exclude)

Finnish

4 entries
  • paitsi conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • lukuun ottamatta prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • muuta kuin prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • paitsi prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

French

4 entries
  • si ce n'est conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • excepté prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • hormis prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • sauf prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Galician

4 entries
  • agás conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • catar conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • agás prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • aliás prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Georgian

2 entries
  • გარდა conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • გარდა prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

German

4 entries
  • ausgenommen conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • bis auf conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • höchstens conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • abgesehen von prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)

Greek

4 entries
  • εκτός prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • εξαιρούμενου prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • διαφωνώ verb (to take exception, to object to)
  • εξαιρώ verb (to exclude)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • חוץ מ־ prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • חוץ מ־ verb (to exclude)
  • פרט ל־ verb (to exclude)

Hindi

1 entries
  • सिवाय conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • kivéve conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • kivételével prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • kivéve prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • kizár verb (to exclude)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • nema conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • nema prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Ido

4 entries
  • ecepte ke conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • ecepte se conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • sen ke conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • ecepte prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • kecuali conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • krome prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Irish

4 entries
  • ach amháin go conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • amháin go conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • ach amháin prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • amháin prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Italian

4 entries
  • eccetto prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • fatto salvo prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • salvo prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • tranne prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Japanese

4 entries
  • ...を除いて prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • ...以外は prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • 除く verb (to exclude)
  • 除外する verb (to exclude)

Korean

3 entries
  • ... 말고는 prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • ... 외에는 prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • ...을 빼면 prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Ladino

4 entries
  • afueras prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • ekseptado prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • saluo prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • salvo prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Latin

2 entries
  • nisi conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • praeter prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries
  • mimo prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • освен prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Malay

1 entries
  • kecuali prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • ഒഴികെ prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Marathi

4 entries
  • खेरीज prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • खेरीजकरून prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • व्यतिरिक्त prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • शिवाय prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Māori

2 entries
  • hāunga prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • awere verb (to exclude)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries
  • ɓaɗi prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries
  • ji bilî prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • ji bilî prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Norwegian

4 entries
  • bortsett fra conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • unnateke conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • unnateki conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • unntatt conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • bortsett fra prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • unntagen prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • unntatt prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • utenom prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • utanom prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Old Norse

1 entries
  • nema prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Old Polish

3 entries
  • krom prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • kromia prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • kromie prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Persian

4 entries
  • جز prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • باستثنای verb (to exclude)
  • بجز verb (to exclude)
  • جز verb (to exclude)

Polish

4 entries
  • poza tym że conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • tyle że conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • oprócz prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • z wyjątkiem prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • só que conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • exceto prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • fora prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • menos prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Romanian

3 entries
  • cu exceptia conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • cu excepția prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • în afară de prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Russian

4 entries
  • за исключе́нием того́, что conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • кро́ме conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • за исключе́нием prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • исключа́я prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • sȇm prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • ȍsīm prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • о̏сӣм prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • се̑м prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Slovak

2 entries
  • okrem prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • vylúčiť verb (to exclude)

Slovene

3 entries
  • razen prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • izključiti verb (to exclude)
  • izvzeti verb (to exclude)

Spanish

4 entries
  • salvo que conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • excepto prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • exceptuando prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • menos prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Sundanese

1 entries
  • iwal ti conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)

Swahili

1 entries
  • ila prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Swedish

3 entries
  • utom conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • bortsett från prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • förutom prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Tagalog

4 entries
  • maliban conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • maliban ang prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • maliban kay/maliban kina prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • maliban sa prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Tamil

1 entries
  • தவிர prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Telugu

2 entries
  • తక్క prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • తప్ప prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Thai

2 entries
  • ยกเว้น prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • ยกเว้น verb (to exclude)

Turkish

4 entries
  • hariç conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • ...-den başka prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • hariç prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • nın dışında prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • за ви́нятком prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • крім prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • о́крі́м prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • опрі́ч prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries
  • nimo prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • không kể prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • ngoại trừ prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • trừ prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • trừ ra prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Volapük

1 entries
  • pläamü prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Welsh

4 entries
  • ac eithrio conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • heblaw conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • namyn conj (Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification)
  • dieithr prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Yiddish

3 entries
  • אַחוץ prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • אויסער prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)
  • חוץ prep (introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification)

Sample sentences

32 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Except that here, it's not so simple.

Source: tatoeba (1424)

Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.

Source: tatoeba (1550)

Mathematicians are poets, except that they have to prove what their fantasy creates.

Source: tatoeba (1793)

There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.

Source: tatoeba (1856)

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