But for
Notwithstanding and but for are semantically related. in if it were not for topic. In some cases you can replace term "Notwithstanding" with "But for", this terms are similar.
Notwithstanding
Notwithstanding adverb - In spite of that.
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Synonyms for Notwithstanding
But for and notwithstanding are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "But for" with "Notwithstanding", this terms are similar.
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- Red Magnus and Killia are horrified at what they see, but for different reasons (Red Magnus hates fighting kids, Majorita notwithstanding, and he just killed one in cold blood; Killia wanted to keep others from dying at the hands of Void Dark and the Lost, yet that's exactly what happened).
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Consider: the Fitzgerald is well-lit on the inside and has a sparkling hull; the Mark-I ISS Voyager has some dramatic lighting on the inside but for the most part looks like a normal starship, blue hull armor notwithstanding (which somehow doesn't look all that threatening).
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