exception

/ɪksˈɛpʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a deliberate act of omission
   “with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news”
2. an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization
   “all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child”
3. grounds for adverse criticism
   “his authority is beyond exception”

Synonyms for exception

• exclusion
• elision

Words that rhyme with exception

• perception
• reception
• conception
• deception
• interception
• preconception
• contraception
• inception
• misconception
• misperception