Word Type

Noun

The word "exception" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

commonness rule

Derived Terms

be no exception every rule has an exception exception handler exception that proves the rule exceptionable exceptioner exceptionless exceptious first-chance exception make an exception management by exception personal exception state of exception take exception there is an exception to every rule with the exception of without exception

Context

computing legal

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

example illustration instance objection omission representative

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

checked exception unchecked exception

Type Of (IsA)

example objection omission situation

Related Terms

except exception handling exceptional

Related Terms

cavil condition dissent error except exceptional interruption objection process reserve

Synonym Network

exclusion

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