Except and Obstruct

Except

Except verb - To prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of.
Usage example: we'll have to except members who haven't paid their club dues from voting in the election

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

Obstruct

Obstruct verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

Except and obstruct are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Except" instead a verb "Obstruct".

Common collocations

characters except characters obstruct characters
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