Synonyms and antonyms of Only, except and not including in British Thesaurus

only (adjective)

used for showing that a statement does not apply to anything or anyone else except the person, thing, action, place etc that you are mentioning

except (conjunction)

used for introducing the only person, thing, or fact that is not included in your main statement

excluding (preposition)

used for saying that you are not including someone or something in what you are saying

beyond (adverb)

used in negative sentences to mean ‘except’

but (adverb)

used especially after words such as ‘nothing’, ‘everyone’, or ‘anything’ to mean ‘except’

save (preposition)

formal except

excepting (preposition)

formal used for saying that you are not including a person or thing in what you are saying

exclusive of something ()

not including something

with the exception of ()

used for saying that someone or something is not included in what you are saying

otherwise than ()

in any way except the way that you are mentioning

alone (adjective)

without including numbers or amounts from anywhere else

apart (adjective)

without considering or including someone or something in a judgment

apart from ()

except for someone or something

aside from ()

except for

bar (preposition)

British used after words such as ‘all’, ‘every’, and ‘any’ to mean ‘except’

but for ()

except for something

but for ()

used for saying that something would have happened if something else or someone had not prevented it

else (adverb)

used for showing that you are referring to other things, people, places etc, apart from the particular ones that you mention or know about

excepted (adjective)

formal used for saying that you are not including a person or thing in what you are saying

other than ()

except for someone or something

outside (adjective)

except a particular thing or person

short of something ()

except for, or unless

solely (adverb)

involving nothing except the person or thing mentioned