make exception

VERB

favor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

facilitate promote side with

STRONG

abet accommodate advance aid assist befriend esteem further gratify humor indulge oblige spare spoil value

WEAK

be partial to do a kindness do right by play favorites pull strings show consideration smile upon treat well

Antonyms

STRONG

block disappoint frustrate halt hinder hurt ignore impede neglect obstruct prevent stop

WEAK

disfavor dislike thwart

Example Sentences

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They’re just willing to make exception for certain people.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2021

“We need to protect the work of academics as set forth in Freedom of Information Acts, which laws make exception for information that should be legitimately protected, for example relating to research,” said Mr. Schnare.

From Washington Times • May 15, 2016

We must make exception for certain special cases in which no one is injured.

From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Forel, Auguste

I must make exception of one week of the year, when there is great improvement.

From Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America by Ray, G. Whitfield

Art can make exception in its subjects no more than science.

From Madame Bovary A Tale of Provincial Life by Flaubert, Gustave

make exception

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