Despite and Except for

Despite

Despite noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.

Except for and despite are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Except for" with "Despite", this terms are similar.

Except for

Except for preposition - Not including.
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Synonyms for Except for

Despite and except for are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Despite" with "Except for", this terms are similar.

Both terms in one sentence

  • Anime / Mai-Otome Zwei Except for Kazuya, who is for some reason at the hot springs with the Otome instead of at the conference, despite being one of the three emperors of Cardair.
  • Levitating Lotus Position Gali has a similar pose to this while meditating in the first BIONICLE movie, managing to levitate despite not having psychic powers of any sort, except for telepathy between herself and Takua.
  • The Ditz Despite him easily qualifying for this in the comics and TV-shorts/shows, he's pretty smart in KH, except for occasionally confusing similar words.
    Source: The Ditz
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