Word Type

Verb

Conjunction

Preposition

The word "except" can be used as verb, conjunction and preposition.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

including

Derived Terms

except for except for opinion exceptive exceptless

Distinct From

including usual wanted

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

do away with eliminate extinguish get rid of object

Related Terms

exception excipient

Related Terms

against all all but apart apart from breaker but but for everything everything but exception excipient exclude excluding exclusion leaving leaving out minus object out rule rule breaker rules take exception to unless

Synonym Network

apart from bar but demur except for excepting exclude other than outtake save save for with exception of

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.