excepted

Definitions

Excluded from a general statement, rule, or group.

Left out or omitted from consideration.

Examples

All the employees were present, except the manager who was excepted from the mandatory meeting due to a prior commitment.

The new policy applies to all departments, with the research division being excepted from the budget cuts.

Synonyms

excluded omitted exempted left out barred precluded disregarded

Antonyms

included admitted incorporated counted embraced accepted encompassed