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
Object
Object verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.
Usage example: they objected to the conductor's insistence that their train tickets were not valid
Except is a synonym for object in conflict topic. You can use "Except" instead a verb "Object", if it concerns topics such as support, disagree.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| characters | except characters | object characters |
| anyone | except anyone | object anyone |
Both words in one sentence
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Except instead of normally exploding, the object flies up at a diagonal angle first.
Source: Video Game / Scribblenauts - Except it turns out that The Chessmaster had faked his own death and adopted three alternate identities, and the real object of the game was to see who could figure it out.
Source: Thanatos Gambit -
Later, Paige has a similar ability, except that with her power, she holds out her hand, says the name of the object, and it teleports to her hand.
Source: Summon to Hand
Cite this Source
Object and Except. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/except/object
Except & Object. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/except/object>.
Object or Except. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/except/object.
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