Except and Need

Except

Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.

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

Need

Need verb - To have as a requirement.

Except and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Except" instead a verb "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

Common collocations

love except love need love
power except power need power
place except place need place
guns except guns need guns

Both words in one sentence

  • Long List And I don't need anything except my dog... (his dog, Shithead, growls at him) Okay, I don't need my dog...''
    Source: Long List
  • Ulysses fights similarly to Destructoid, except he fires energy balls that need to be reflected back at him.
  • Anime / Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL And all the Barian Emperor's can use their Barian Chaos Draw to draw it whenever they want (except Vector, but he really doesn't need to as his entire Deck is a Story-Breaker Power).
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