All but
All but adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Excepting and all but are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Excepting" instead a preposition phrase "All but".
Excepting
Mutual synonyms
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Excepting and All but. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/all_but/excepting
All but & Excepting. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/all_but/excepting>.
Excepting or All but. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/all_but/excepting.
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