Synonyms for exception

noun

1. The act of excepting

   exclusion, omission, making an exception of, rejection, barring, reservation, leaving out, ruling out, noninclusion, debarment, segregation, limitation, exemption, elimination, repudiation, excusing.

   Antonyms approval, inclusion, acceptance.

2. That which is excepted

   irregularity, peculiarity, anomaly, special case, difference, allowance, exemption, nonconformity, privilege, dispensation, waiver, deviation, eccentricity, rarity, oddity, quirk.

   Antonyms custom*, rule, norm.

3. An adverse reaction

   objection, demurral, protest, complaint; see objection 2.

take exception (to)

1. object, disagree, demur; see complain 1, object, oppose 1.

2. resent, be offended, take offense;