excepting

[ ik-sep-ting ]

See synonyms for excepting on Thesaurus.com

preposition

excluding; barring; saving; with the exception of; except: Excepting the last chapter, the book is finished.

conjunction

Archaic. except; unless; save.

Origin of excepting

First recorded in 1540–50; except² + -ing²

synonym study For excepting

1. See except¹.

Other words from excepting

non·ex·cept·ing, adjective
un·ex·cept·ing, adjective

Words Nearby excepting

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How to use excepting in a sentence

The pieces are near-identical, excepting the signature buttons on the Chanel suit and a few small tailoring details.
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But then, excepting Strike and his plucky assistant, Robin, almost no one in this story is particularly nice.
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I saw houses, empty and silent, with neither light nor life about any of them excepting one.
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The room was built of rose-coloured marble excepting the floor, which was tessellated in rose and grey.
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excepting a relatively small number of children, every illegal immigrant in the U.S. entered knowing they were breaking the law.
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He was the strangest-looking creature Davy had ever seen, not even excepting the Goblin.
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. Carryl
They were quite different excepting only in the fact that they also had done marvels of fighting and endurance.
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We modestly reminded her that we always did go, excepting of course on this particular Sunday.
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In her husband's loyalty (always excepting his feeling towards Miss Ashton) she rested fully assured.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
Some minutes passed in silence, Norman lying still, excepting a nervous trembling that agitated his whole frame.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for excepting

excepting

/ (ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ) /

preposition

excluding; except; except for (esp in the phrase not excepting)

conjunction

an archaic word for unless

usage For excepting

The use of excepting is considered by many people to be acceptable only after not, only, or without. Elsewhere except is preferred: every country agreed to the proposal except (not excepting) Spain; he was well again except for (not excepting) a slight pain in his chest

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