Except and Reject

Except

Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.

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Reject and except are semantically related in leave out topic. In some cases you can use "Reject" instead a verb "Except", when it comes to topics like omit.

Reject

Reject verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Antonyms for Reject

Except and reject are semantically related in omit topic. Sometimes you can use "Except" instead a verb "Reject".

Nearby Words: rejected, rejection, rejecting, rejector, rejecter

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love	except love	reject love
power	except power	reject power
anyone	except anyone	reject anyone

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Common in Interactive Fiction, except for anything written by Info Com or Legend, which will snarkily reject "use sword" just as they reject "look sword" (which yields a query whether you want to look at, through, or inside it).

Source: Use Item
Rehoboam ben Solomon is formally appointed king of Israel, but all tribes except Judah reject him in favour of Jeroboam I ben Nebat.

Source: Grand Unified Timeline / Ancient History
However, Fleur doesn't reject Bill because the scars mean nothing except "that [her] husband is brave", which is proof enough for the formerly wary-of-her Weasley family to accept her.

Source: Ugly Guy, Hot Wife

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