without exception
In all cases
Without exception means with no cases excluded—absolutely everyone or everything in a group.
It emphasizes that a statement applies universally, leaving no room for outliers: Every student, without exception, must complete the form.
The phrase often reinforces rules or observations that might otherwise invite qualifications.
- allThe complete quantity
- unconditionalWithout limits or qualifications
- to a manWith none left out
- universalAffecting all equally
- every lastEach one without exception
every single one · bar none · uniform · categorical · unvarying · invariably · absolute · all-encompassing · wall to wall · each and every · all together · unanimously · mandatory · one and all · across the board · consistent · homogeneous · inclusive
- completenesscomplete, completely, entire, totally, total
- restrictorsonly, just, merely, solely, exclusively
without exceptionsometimes
At irregular intervals
occasionally · partially · not always · conditionally · selectively
without exceptionsporadically
At irregular intervals
intermittently · irregularly · now and then · erratically · from time to time
without, exception, exceptional, exceptionally, unexceptional, exceptions, exceptionable, unexceptionable, exceptionality