Except and Limit

Except

Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.

Limit and except are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Limit" instead a verb "Except".

Limit

Limit verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.

Except and limit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Except" instead a verb "Limit".

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

power except power limit power
characters except characters limit characters

Both words in one sentence

  • Tifa uses her entire limit chain except for Dolphin Blow and Final Heaven when fighting Loz.
    Source: Limit Break
  • In Neverwinter Nights 2, you can have as many as ten party members, but you can never have more than 3 with you at once - except for Shandra, who doesn't count towards the limit.
  • In Minecraft, every block in the game is destructible except for bedrock, which forms the indestructible bottom limit of the game world.
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