except
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Sense: Preposition: apart from
Synonyms:
apart from, aside from, besides Collocations, with the exception of, with the exclusion of, but Collocations, save Collocations, save for, minus Collocations, not counting, not including, excluding, omitting, barring, saving, other than, leaving out, exempting, short of, except for, excepting
Sense: Verb: exclude
Synonyms:
exclude Collocations, leave out, bar Collocations, eliminate, exempt Collocations, ban Collocations, refuse Collocations, reject Collocations, cut out, rule out, omit Collocations, not include, disregard Collocations, pass over, not count, count out, shut out