But

Words indicating a contrast between two thoughts that are different in some way.

• What words indicate that someone wants to do something, but is not able to do it?
  but however
• What words indicate that something seems to be true, but is not true?
  but however
• What words indicate that something is true in spite of facts or problems that make it seem unlikely?
  but yet still nevertheless even so anyway all the same in spite of this despite this for all that though although
• What words indicate that an opinion is different than the opinion you have just given?
  but however on the other hand at the same time having said that mind you
• What words indicate that something is true of one person or thing, but not true of another?
  but however whereas while by contrast conversely
• What words indicate that although one person or thing is similar to another, there is a difference between them?
  but only except except for the fact that
• What words indicate that something could happen, but something else prevented it from happening?
  but only except
• What words indicate that the opposite of something is true?
  on the contrary contrary to in contrast as opposed to

• Except
• Instead