Except
Except verb - To prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of.
Usage example: we'll have to except members who haven't paid their club dues from voting in the election
Eliminate
Eliminate verb - To prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of.
Usage example: the stiff entry fee is intended to eliminate less-than-serious competitors
Except is a synonym for eliminate in exclusion topic. You can use "Except" instead a verb "Eliminate", if it concerns topics such as include.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| characters | except characters | eliminate characters |
| anyone | except anyone | eliminate anyone |
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