Except
Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.
Usage example: I must except to your remark that there are no great novelists currently living
Kick
Kick verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.
Usage example: fiscal conservatives have already started to kick about the proposed program, claiming it will increase the state's deficit substantially
Except and kick are semantically related in support topic. Sometimes you can use "Except" instead a verb "Kick", if it concerns topics such as complain.
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Both words in one sentence
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Referenced in this Dinosaur Comics strip, except instead of 'kick me' T-Rex wants to plant a sign that says 'kiss me'.
Source: "Kick Me" Prank - Except, replace "kick" with "burn," and "dog" with "cat." Anonymous was not pleased.
Source: Kick The Dog / Web Original -
Starphase of Blood Blockade Battlefront has similar powers, except he uses his own blood as a freezing agent, and finishes his frozen adversaries off with a kick.
Source: An Ice Person
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Kick and Except. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/except/kick
Except & Kick. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/except/kick>.
Kick or Except. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/except/kick.
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