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Synonyms for but
bʌt; unstressed bətbut
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Wiktionary
butconjunction
Merely, only.
Away but the hoose and tell me whae's there.
Synonyms:
without, with the exception of, unless, bar, excluding, exceptingbutconjunction
However, although, nevertheless (implies that the following clause is contrary to prior belief or contrasts with or contradicts the preceding clause or sentence).
English Synonyms and Antonyms
but
But ranges from the faintest contrast to absolute negation; as, I am willing to go, but (on the other hand) content to stay; he is not an honest man, but (on the contrary) a villain. The contrast may be with a silent thought; as, but let us go (it being understood that we might stay longer). In restrictive use, except and excepting are slightly more emphatic than but; we say, no injury but a scratch; or, no injury except some painful bruises. Such expressions as "words are but breath" (nothing but) may be referred to the restrictive use by ellipsis. So may the use of but in the sense of unless; as, "it never rains but it pours." To the same head must be referred the conditional use; as, "you may go, but with your father's consent" (i. e., "provided you have," "except that you must have," etc.). "Doubt but" is now less used than the more logical "doubt that." But never becomes a full synonym for and; and adds something like, but adds something different; "brave and tender" implies that tenderness is natural to the brave; "brave but tender" implies that bravery and tenderness are rarely combined. For the concessive use, compare NOTWITHSTANDING.
Synonyms:
and, barely, besides, except, further, however, just, merely, moreover, nevertheless, notwithstanding, notwithstanding, only, provided, save, still, that, tho, unless, yet
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
but
Synonyms:
save, except, barring, yet, beside, excluding, still, excepting, notwithstandingAntonyms:
with, including, inclusive, nevertheless, however, notwithstanding
Princeton's WordNet
merely, simply, just, only, butadverb
and nothing more
"I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment"
Synonyms:
solely, plainly, hardly, alone, barely, exclusively, only if, only, entirely, just, scarce, just now, simply, merely, precisely, only when, exactly, scarcely
Editors Contribution
unkown
it is an adjective of many different meaning.but the definition is not the same .
good,but,it,and
Dictionary of English Synonymes
butconj.
Synonyms:
on the other hand, on the contrarybutconj.
Synonyms:
yet, still, however, nevertheless, moreover, furtherbutconj.
Synonyms:
unless, if it were not that, if it be not thatbutconj.
Synonyms:
but that, otherwise than thatbutprep.
butadjective
Synonyms:
only, no more thanbutnoun
butnoun
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#3 | and | |
#10 | that | |
#43 | but | |
#65 | only | |
#109 | just | |
#127 | most | |
#322 | without | |
#390 | still | |
#400 | save | |
#466 | however | |
#482 | provided | |
#636 | yet | |
#724 | further | |
#874 | though | |
#1017 | although | |
#1042 | bar | |
#1094 | rather | |
#1298 | pa | |
#1305 | simply | |
#1388 | ma | |
#1577 | unless | |
#1585 | except | |
#2054 | alone | |
#2121 | ac | |
#2506 | exactly | |
#4569 | entirely | |
#5322 | besides | |
#5478 | moreover | |
#5564 | merely | |
#6133 | solely | |
#6139 | excluding | |
#6787 | hardly | |
#6932 | nevertheless | |
#6991 | exclusively | |
#8208 | barely | |
#8675 | precisely | |
#9426 | beside | |
#11238 | notwithstanding | |
#11609 | nonetheless | |
#12513 | ale | |
#15428 | albeit | |
#15473 | tho | |
#15777 | scarce | |
#16973 | fta | |
#17426 | mais | |
#21962 | scarcely | |
#22432 | plainly | |
#24772 | pero | |
#25889 | aber | |
#28760 | barring | |
#32703 | efa | |
#40372 | excepting |
How to use but in a sentence?
There are alternatives to Perrigo. We believe Perrigo is the right first step. We like Perrigo, but we don't have to have Perrigo, there are lots of assets out there.
You can predict those motions years and decades [ in ] advance, but also from a direction perspective, they only really come from two directions and they're almost 180 degrees.
People need to know this story, it’s about some of the most powerful people in the country. Nobody knows it. But it’s shocking.
At the end of the day, it [ mandates ] does increase uptake, but for those people who are hesitant, things like that make them even more angry. They dig their heels even deeper, we did some national research with a lot of people in the UK, and brought in the whole vaccine passport question, and it was fine for the people who were pro-vaccine and accepted them, but for the people who were hesitant, it made them even more hesitant, and more likely to refuse if they felt like they were being told they had to do it, or that it was some moral responsibility.
Chief Executive Guillaume Faury:
We have no short-term cancellations in front of us, but we have a lot of requests for postponements and deferrals ... for 2020 and sometimes 2021, that's why we are decreasing our production rates.
Translations for but
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- maar, behalweAfrikaans
- سوى, لكن, إلا, ولكن, لاكنArabic
- ammaAzerbaijani
- але, а, акрамяBelarusian
- ноBulgarian
- কিন্তুBengali
- menys, excepte, però, encara queCatalan, Valencian
- vyjma, ale, kromě, jenžeCzech
- heblaw am, er, ac eithrioWelsh
- men, undtagen, udenDanish
- aber, sondern, nicht, außer, als, nur, trotzdemGerman
- αλλά, με εξαίρεση, αν και, παρόλο, μα, καίτοι, μολονότι, εκτός, πληνGreek
- sed, tamen, escepte de, kromEsperanto
- sino, excepto, salvo, aunque, sólo, solamente, peroSpanish
- kuid, peale, entEstonian
- nahiz eta, baina, izan ezik, salbuBasque
- بجز, مگر, اگرچه, گرچه, ولی, اما, با این حالPersian
- vaan, paitsi, muttaFinnish
- men, uttanFaroese
- que, mais, seulement, cependant, saufFrench
- marWestern Frisian
- achIrish
- achScottish Gaelic
- mais, peroGalician
- אבל, אך, פרט ל, ברם, אולם, למעטHebrew
- लेकिन, मगर, परंतुHindi
- azonban, viszont, csak, hanem, deHungarian
- բայց, բացիArmenian
- namun, tetapi, tapi, kecualiIndonesian
- en, heldurIcelandic
- però, a parte, eccetto, ma, salvo, tuttaviaItalian
- -raluaq-, -galuaq-, -kaluaq-, kisiani, -liInuktitut
- だけ, しかし, けど, しか, でも, けれども, が, けれど, 以外Japanese
- არამედ, მაგრამ, გარდაGeorgian
- бірақKazakh
- kisianni, -li, -kaluar-, -raluar-, -galuar-Kalaallisut, Greenlandic
- ប៉ុន្តែ, ដែរ, ក៏ប៉ុន្តែ, តែ, ចៀសតែKhmer
- 그러나Korean
- feqet, lê, megerçi, ههروهها, meger, ema, gerçi, بهڵام, جگه, ئهگهر چیKurdish
- бирокKyrgyz
- ut, quamvis, licet, sedLatin
- ແຕ່Lao
- oLithuanian
- bet, tačuLatvian
- ноMacedonian
- харинMongolian
- tetapi, kecualiMalay
- imma, mingħajr, iżda, minbarraMaltese
- သို့ရာတွင်Burmese
- behalve, maar, echterDutch
- men, foruten, bortsett fra, unntatt, ennNorwegian
- ndiNavajo, Navaho
- ale, chociaż, z wyjątkiem, opróczPolish
- porém, salvo, embora, mas, excetoPortuguese
- però, cumbain che, maRomansh
- darRomanian
- но, кроме, только, а, лишьRussian
- осим, али, sem, сем, ali, osimSerbo-Croatian
- okrem, ale, avšakSlovak
- čepràv, a, tóda, àmpak, rázenSlovene
- porAlbanian
- ha e se, empaSouthern Sotho
- fast, utan, men, utom, förutomSwedish
- лекин, аммо, валеTajik
- แต่ว่า, แต่Thai
- emmaTurkmen
- fakat, ama, ancak, hariçTurkish
- ә, әммаTatar
- але, а, крімUkrainian
- مگر, لیکنUrdu
- lekin, biroq, ammoUzbek
- nhưng, nhưng màVietnamese
- אָבערYiddish
- 但Chinese
- kodwaZulu
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