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See definition of excepting on Dictionary.com
  • as inbarring
  • as inless
  • as inomitting
  • as inexception
  • as inbesides
  • as inexcept
  • as inexclusive of

synonyms for excepting

  • bar
  • discounting
  • excluding
  • apart from
  • aside from
  • but for
  • other than
  • outside of
  • save for
  • short of
  • with the exception of
  • fewer
  • lesser
  • limited
  • lower
  • minor
  • minus
  • negative
  • secondary
  • subordinate
  • beneath
  • declined
  • deficient
  • depressed
  • diminished
  • lacking
  • not as great
  • reduced
  • shortened
  • shorter
  • slighter
  • subtracting
  • unsubstantial
  • without
  • save
  • bar
  • barring
  • excluding
  • lacking
  • omitting
  • rejecting
  • saving
  • apart from
  • aside from
  • besides
  • but
  • exclusive of
  • if not
  • leaving out
  • minus
  • not for
  • outside of
  • short of
  • without
  • with the exception of
  • aside from
  • bar
  • barring
  • besides
  • but
  • debarring
  • excluding
  • leaving aside
  • not counting
  • omitting
  • outside of
  • restricting
  • ruling out
  • save
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How to use excepting in a sentence

He was the strangest-looking creature Davy had ever seen, not even excepting the Goblin.
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYL
They were quite different excepting only in the fact that they also had done marvels of fighting and endurance.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTON
We modestly reminded her that we always did go, excepting of course on this particular Sunday.
FIFTY YEARS OF RAILWAY LIFE IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELANDJOSEPH TATLOW
In her husband's loyalty (always excepting his feeling towards Miss Ashton) she rested fully assured.
ELSTER'S FOLLYMRS. HENRY WOOD
Some minutes passed in silence, Norman lying still, excepting a nervous trembling that agitated his whole frame.
THE DAISY CHAINCHARLOTTE YONGE
Excepting this hill, no other high land was seen at the bottom of the bay.
NARRATIVE OF A SURVEY OF THE INTERTROPICAL AND WESTERN COASTS OF AUSTRALIA] [VOLUME 2 OF 2]PHILLIP PARKER KING
The country here is thickly wooded, but very low, excepting a few ranges of hills that may rise to the height of two hundred feet.
NARRATIVE OF A SURVEY OF THE INTERTROPICAL AND WESTERN COASTS OF AUSTRALIA] [VOLUME 2 OF 2]PHILLIP PARKER KING
Its public buildings, churches, and other show-places—excepting the cathedral—lack the charm of antiquity.
BRITISH HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS FROM A MOTOR CARTHOMAS D. MURPHY
There is a charm in Defoe's works that one hardly finds, excepting in the Pilgrim's Progress.
JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO BRAZILMARIA GRAHAM
He could have borne up manfully if all of it were taken away from him—excepting the hardware store.
SCATTERGOOD BAINESCLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND
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WORDS RELATED TO EXCEPTING

  • apart from
  • aside from
  • bar
  • but for
  • discounting
  • excepting
  • excluding
  • other than
  • outside of
  • save for
  • short of
  • with the exception of
  • apart from
  • aside from
  • bar
  • barring
  • besides
  • but
  • excepting
  • excluding
  • exclusive of
  • if not
  • lacking
  • leaving out
  • minus
  • not for
  • omitting
  • outside of
  • rejecting
  • save
  • saving
  • short of
  • with the exception of
  • without
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.