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exceptions

NOUN

leaving out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

omission

STRONG

barring debarment exclusion expulsion rejection repudiation reservation

WEAK

disallowment excepting excusing noninclusion passing over

Antonyms

STRONG

acceptance allowance ratification

WEAK

admittal admittance inclusion normality regularity usualness

NOUN

special case; irregularity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anomaly exemption oddity privilege

STRONG

allowance departure deviation difference dispensation eccentricity freak inconsistency nonconformity peculiarity quirk

WEAK

anomalism perquisitor privileged person

Antonyms

STRONGEST

normality regularity standard usualness

STRONG

commonality conformity sameness similarity uniformity

WEAK

admittal admittance inclusion

Example Sentences

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Last year, legislators passed a new law that requires votes to be tabulated by the 13th day after ballots close, though it doesn’t change the 30-day deadline for official results and provides several exceptions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

However, scientists have already identified exceptions involving epigenetic mechanisms such as genomic imprinting.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Apart from a few exceptions, including perhaps another Manchester City player in John Stones, Tuchel has shown that reputation means little over form.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

With some exceptions, states seen as bigger markets tend to have higher tax rates, as they have greater leverage to bargain with the sports-betting operators.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

All existing Khoisan languages are confined to southern Africa, with two exceptions.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond