Word BUT: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

but

🇺🇸 [bʌt]

Meanings

A conjunction used to introduce a contrast or exception. It connects two clauses or ideas to show that something is different from or opposite to what was previously stated.

Examples

• I wanted to go to the park, but it started raining.
• She studied hard for the test, but still didn’t pass.
• The meal was delicious, but a little too salty.

Synonyms

however • yet • although

Antonyms

and • also • besides