What is another word for “but”? Following is a list of commonly used synonyms for “but” with example sentences and ESL images. Learning these words to use instead of “but” will help you enhance your English vocabulary.
But Synonym
But Definition and Examples
Meaning of “But”:
Conjunction: It is used to state the improbability of something other than that which is being said; to show something contrary
- Example. “Everyone but Leela leaves, I need to have a word with her”
Adverb: To show a state of being lesser than
- Example. “ That man is a shadow of his former self, you should have seen him in his heyday”
Noun: An argument or quarrel against something
- Example. “ No buts young lady, it is very late, get back to bed”
Preposition: having an exception of something
- Example. “ Oh no you are not fooling me this time, last time we went to that place, everyone got hot dogs but me!”
Other Words for “But”
Common synonyms for the word “but”.
- All the same
- Although
- At the same time
- Be that as it may
- Despite that
- Even so
- For all that
- However
- In spite of that
- Nevertheless
- Though
- Yet
A huge list of 95+ different words to use instead of “but”.
- Accordingly
- After all
- Against this background
- Albeit
- All the same
- Although
- And
- And this
- Apart from
- At that
- At the same time
- At this time
- Be that as it may
- Besides
- By so doing
- Despite that
- Despite the fact that
- Even
- Even so
- Except
- Except for
- Except that
- For all that
- For this purpose
- From there
- Further
- Having said that
- Hence
- Herewith
- Howbeit
- However
- If
- If this occurs
- In any case
- In any event
- In consideration of the foregoing
- In spite of that
- In such case
- In such event
- In the meantime
- In the premises
- In these conditions
- In this connection
- In this context
- In this respect
- In view of this
- In which case
- It being understood that
- It should be noted that
- Just the same
- Moreover
- Nevertheless
- Nonetheless
- Not but
- Not but that
- Not but what
- Not the worse
- Notwithstanding
- Notwithstanding the foregoing
- Notwithstanding what has just been said
- On that basis
- On that premise
- On the basis thereof
- On the contrary
- On the one hand
- On the other hand
- On the strength of
- Only
- Reasoning from this fact
- Save
- Simultaneously
- Still
- Still and all
- That being said
- That end
- That having been said
- That notwithstanding
- Then
- Thereat
- Thereby
- Therewith
- This being said
- This being the case
- Though
- Thus
- Unless
- Upon that
- When
- When this happens
- Whereupon
- While
- Whilst
- With
- With at
- With regard to the above mentioned
- With that
- With that being said
- With that said
- Yet
Synonyms for But with Examples
Learn another word for “but” with example sentences.
- All the same
All the same, there’s some truth in what she says.
- Be that as it may
Be that as it may, terrible things clearly happened.
- Despite that
Despite that, he believes the initiative will succeed in helping working for poor families.
- Even so
The new method is not perfect; even so, it’s much better than the old one.
- For all that
For all that, it was a dismal phase in the chequered history of postwar Britain.
- However
I feel a bit tired. However, I can hold on.
- In spite of that
In spite of that, when they arrived, the place took hold of her.
- Nevertheless
She was very tired, nevertheless she kept on working.
- Though
She didn’t love him, though she pretended to.
- Yet
I can’t drive yet I’m still learning.
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