Except
Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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In Happy Feet, poor little Mumble is eyed with disaproval and disgust from everyone (except for the Amigos, his love interest Gloria, his mother and eventually his father) due to his abnormal inability to sing and affinity to dance.
Source: All of the Other Reindeer -
Foreshadowing: Notice how all the penguins hatch out of their eggs with their beaks first, except Mumble, who's first body parts we see are his feet.
Source: Western Animation / Happy Feet
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Mumble or Except. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/except/mumble.
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