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
Include
Include verb - To have as part of a whole.
Usage example: the college application included some thought-provoking essay questions
Nearby Word: included
Common collocations
| part | except part | include part |
| characters | except characters | include characters |
| guns | except guns | include guns |
Both words in one sentence
- This is very similar to Otherkin, except it can and often does include humans as well as/instead of animals or spiritual beings.
Source: Useful Notes / Otherkin -
Gaiman will also serve as one of the show's writers.Tropes featured include: All Myths Are True: No, seriously, all of them (except Paul Bunyan and similar manufactured legends).
Source: Literature / American Gods -
In Digimon Xros Wars, Dorbickmon's army is composed entirely of dragon Digimon, except that he expands the definition of dragon to include anything even remotely reptilian.
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Include and Except. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/except/include
Except & Include. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/except/include>.
Include or Except. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/except/include.
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