Exception
Variant
Variant noun - Something a little different from others of the same type.
Exception and variant are semantically related in derived form topic. Sometimes you can use "Exception" instead a noun "Variant".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| known | known exception | known variant |
| human | human exception | human variant |
| female | female exception | female variant |
| rare | rare exception | rare variant |
| Other adjectives: notable, special, particular, usual, common, specific, mild, extreme, serious, slight, interesting, unique, possible, minor, unusual, odd, weird, strange, bizarre, justified, occasional. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The Stoic: Most of the main cast with the exception of Delarue are some variant of this trope.
Source: Film / The Salvation -
Although nearly all bosses in Rocket Knight Adventures (with the exception of Axel Gear) follow this trope, the third boss in the first game displays an interesting variant.
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The exception is the Jugdral canon, wherein the female variant of Paladins can wield healing staves.
Source: The Paladin
Cite this Source
Variant and Exception. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/exception/variant
Exception & Variant. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/exception/variant>.
Variant or Exception. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/exception/variant.
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