EXCEPTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a deliberate act of omission
   Synonym(s)
   • elision (what does elision mean?)
   • exclusion (what does exclusion mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news
   Hypernyms(s) exception is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • omission (what does omission mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • elide (what does elide mean?)
   • exclude (what does exclude mean?)
   • except (what does except mean?)
   • leave out (what does leave out mean?)
   • leave off (what does leave off mean?)
   • omit (what does omit mean?)
   • take out (what does take out mean?)
   • exclude (what does exclude mean?)
   • except (what does except mean?)
   • leave out (what does leave out mean?)
   • leave off (what does leave off mean?)
   • omit (what does omit mean?)
   • take out (what does take out mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization
   • the only exception was her last child”
   Usage Example(s)
   • all her children were brilliant
   • an exception tests the rule
   Hypernyms(s) exception is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • example (what does example mean?)
   • illustration (what does illustration mean?)
   • instance (what does instance mean?)
   • representative (what does representative mean?)
3. Meaning
   • grounds for adverse criticism
   Usage Example(s)
   • his authority is beyond exception
   Hypernyms(s) exception is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • objection (what does objection mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • caption (what does caption mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • demur (what does demur mean?)
   • except (what does except mean?)