Except
Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.
Lacking and except are semantically related. in other than topic. In some cases you can use "Lacking" instead a preposition "Except".
Both words in one sentence
- Seeing that Angela looks very much like Ratchet except in having breasts and lacking a tail, fans demanded a logical answer.
Source: Flip-Flop of God -
The two cops on his murder case overhear the conversations, and one quotes a Chinese proverb: "There is nothing lacking from a rich man's funeral, except someone to mourn him".
Source: Last Disrespects -
Her "brothers" Crash and Eddie, actual possums at that, don't seem to find this odd, except for her lacking the ability to sneak around.
Source: Elephant in the Living Room
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Lacking and Except. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/except/lacking
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Lacking or Except. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/except/lacking.
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