Synonyms of exceptions

exceptions

noun

plural of exception

1

as in objections

a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent

I take strong exception to your assessment of his singing ability

Synonyms & Similar Words

• objections
• complaints
• questions
• challenges
• criticisms
• protests
• demurrers
• difficulties
• expostulations
• remonstrances
• demurrals
• stinks
• fusses
• qualms
• suspicions
• doubts
• disputes
• quibbles
• demurs
• compunctions
• scruples
• kicks
• misgivings
• dissents
• misunderstandings
• arguments
• quarrels
• squabbles
• statics
• uncertainties
• skepticism
• cavils
• rebellions
• reservations
• censures
• conflicts
• debates
• reluctances
• defiances
• disobediences
• niggles
• distrust
• mistrust
• indeterminations
• hassles
• dubitations
• misdoubts
• dubieties
• incertitudes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sanctions
• approvals
• agreements
• acceptances
• assents
• acquiescences
• compliances
• obediences

2

as in anomalies

something that is different from what is ordinary or expected

her tardiness today is an exception; usually she's on time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anomalies
• abnormalities
• rarities
• differences
• variations
• aberrations
• oddities
• phenomena
• quirks
• peculiarities
• singularities
• accidents
• inconsistencies
• vagaries
• disparities
• distortions
• errors
• mistakes
• mutations
• oddments
• paradoxes
• curiosities
• contradictions
• inconsistences
• bizarreries
• kinks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• norms
• ordinaries
• usuals

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exceptions

Rollout measures should include time to launch, configuration effort, training burden, manual exceptions, integration depth and support tickets per location. — Manjot Pal, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Athletes can transfer to another school one time without losing a year of eligibility and student-athletes are given five years of eligibility with exceptions for certain circumstances such as a serious injury. — Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

However, there are many provisions and exceptions that will limit the tariffs’ impact. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

That meant, with limited exceptions, no special access for anyone. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Disclosing information that constitutes an abuse of authority or other gross misconduct is legally protected, with only narrow exceptions—classified and grand-jury information can’t be revealed, for example. — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

With its golf ambassadors, Peter Millar still tends to focus on promoting its golfwear — with a few exceptions, such as an event in the Hamptons last year with Cameron Young where the PGA Tour pro showed up dressed in the brand’s lifestyle product. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

After October 19, if that problem falls under one of the new exceptions, those benefits will no longer be legally protected—but airlines can still choose to provide them. — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026

Hilgemann pointed to Oregon's failed Initiative Petition 28, which would have removed certain exceptions from the state's animal-abuse laws. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026