except for
Not counting this
Except for introduces what's excluded from a general statement: Everyone came except for Tom.
It functions identically to except, with the preposition adding slight formality or emphasis.
It often sets up a contrast: The house was perfect except for the leaky roof.
Sometimes used to credit a sole positive amid negatives: Except for her help, I'd have failed.
Release from requirement
- omissionFailure to include
- excludingLeaving something out
- barringExcluding from consideration
- aside fromExcluding from consideration
apart from · other than · not including · leaving out · save · but · outside of · minus
Conditional clause in contracts
- stipulationCondition in an agreement
- conditionState or stipulation
- caveatWarning or qualification
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
qualification · restriction · constraint · carve-out · contingency · provision · clause · rider
exemption
Release from requirement
aside from · apart from · other than · not including · leaving out · save · but · outside of · minus · sans
proviso
Conditional clause in contracts
- stipulationCondition in an agreement
- conditionState or stipulation
- caveatWarning or qualification
reservation · qualification · restriction · constraint · carve-out · contingency · provision · clause · rider · addendum
- compound prepositionsaccording to, because of, due to, instead of, out of
- exclusionsexclude, exclusion, excluding, ban, banning
except forincluding
Containing as part
along with · together with · as well as · in addition to · counting
for, except, exception, exceptional, exceptionally, excepting, excepted, unexceptional, exceptions