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EXCEPTING

(verb, prep.)

Definitions

There are 3 meanings of the word Excepting.

How to pronounce excepting:

US

Excepting - as a verb

Object to

Example: "He demurred at my suggestion to work on saturday"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
demur

Prevent from being included or considered or accepted

Example: "The bad results were excluded from the report"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
excludeleave offleave outomittake out
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
do away witheliminateextinguishget rid of
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Excepting - as a preposition

With the exception of

Example: "Nothing was to be sacrosanct or sacred, excepting reason itself."

Word Game Points

Is EXCEPTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, excepting is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

EXCEPTING has a SCRABBLE points total of 21.

Is EXCEPTING a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, excepting is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
EXCEPTING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 25.

Is EXCEPTING a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, excepting is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
EXCEPTING has a WORDFEUD points total of 20.

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