but
adverb
1 but
And nothing more:
— Hopes that last but a moment.
synonyms: just, merely, only, simply.
Roget 83:
unconformably
etc.
adj.;
except,
unless,
save barring,
beside,
without,
save and except,
let alone.
however,
yet,
but.
once in a blue moon,
once in a million years.
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Roget 30:
in return,
in consideration;
but,
however,
yet,
still,
notwithstanding;
nevertheless,
nathless†,
none the less;
although,
though;
albeit,
howbeit;
mauger†;
at all events,
at any rate;
be that as it may,
for all that,
even so,
on the other,
hand,
at the same time,
quoad minus [Lat.],
quand meme [Fr.],
however that may be;
after all is said and done;
taking one thing with another
etc.
(average)
29.
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Roget 469:
provided,
provided that,
provided always;
if,
unless,
but,
yet;
according as;
conditionally,
admitting,
supposing;
on the supposition of
etc.
(theoretically)
514;
with the understanding,
even,
although,
though,
for all that,
after all,
at all events.
approximately
etc.
197,
17;
in a limited degree
(smallness)
32;
somewhat,
sort of,
something like that,
to a certain extent,
to a degree,
in a sense,
so to speak.
with grains of allowance,
cum grano salis [Lat.],
with a grain of salt;
exceptis excipiendis [Lat.];
wind and weather permitting;
if possible
etc.
470.
subject to,
conditioned upon;
with this proviso
etc.
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noun
Roget 233:
limit,
boundary,
bounds,
confine,
enclave,
term,
bourn,
verge,
curbstone†,
but,
pale,
reservation;
termination,
terminus;
stint,
frontier,
precinct,
marches;
backwoods.
boundary line,
landmark;
line of demarcation,
line of circumvallation†;
pillars of Hercules;
Rubicon,
turning point;
ne plus ultra [Lat.];
sluice,
floodgate.
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Moby thesaurus: after all, again, albeit, all the same, alone, although, aside from, at all events, at any rate, bar, barring, besides, entirely, even, even so, except, except that, excepting, excluding, exclusively, for all that, howbeit, however, if not, in any case, in any event, just the same, merely, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, only, outside of, rather, save, saving, simply, solely, still, though, unless, unless that, were it not, when, without, yet ... show more.
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