Except
Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.
Involve
Involve verb - To have as part of a whole.
Usage example: a tragic play usually involves a number of plot devices, including the hero's fatal flaw
Nearby Words: involvement, involving
Common collocations
| love | except love | involve love |
| place | except place | involve place |
| characters | except characters | involve characters |
Both words in one sentence
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Krav Maga is similar except in that case the killing blows usually involve breaking the attacker's jaw, frequently after hitting him in the nuts.
Source: When All You Have Is a Hammer -
Stein pulls a prank that involve a head coming off a fake body then crawling away like the monster in The Thing (1982), except instead of growing legs it moved around with Prehensile Hair.
Source: Manga / Soul Eater Not! -
Boy Project "series," even though there's nothing similar about them, except for the fact that the main cast involve high school students.
Source: Series / Shut Up Flower Boy Band
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Involve and Except. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/except/involve
Except & Involve. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/except/involve>.
Involve or Except. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/except/involve.
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