Except and Involve

Except

Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.

Involve is an antonym for except.

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

Except is an antonym for involve.

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

  • When All You Have Is a Hammer 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.
  • Manga / Soul Eater Not! 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.
  • Series / Shut Up Flower Boy Band Boy Project "series," even though there's nothing similar about them, except for the fact that the main cast involve high school students.
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