using Greg’s example: Sam wanted peace and tranquility – anything other than the ___________ he had become accustomed to.
Should the blank be synonyms of “peace and tranquility” or antonyms?
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Yes. Anything other than is similar anything but which simply means not. So, the blank must be the opposite of “peace and tranquillity”
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anything other than（but）—> the words after other than should be antonyms of aforementioned peace and tranquility.
However, nothing but… followed by the things subject really wants ::0