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Synonyms for omission

Most common

failure skip neglect oversight

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The act of omitting.

Forms

Plural
omissions → failures, skips, neglects, oversights…

Example sentences

  • failure Tom attributed his failure in the exam to illness.
  • oversight Tom said that the mistake was due to an oversight.
  • neglect She was dismissed on the grounds of neglect of duty.
  • exception Whenever they meet they argue – without exception.
  • exclusion Demand the exclusion of the country from the U. N.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
omissionfalling
failuresteady
oversightrising
neglectsteady
indiscretionrising
exceptionsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
want1, miss1, skip1
5 letters
fault1, lapse1
6 letters
defect2
7 letters
failure2, default2, neglect2
8 letters
deletion3
9 letters
exception3, oversight3, exclusion3
10 letters
deficiency4
11 letters
preterition
12 letters
indiscretion4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (defect2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
omission
Italiano
omissione
Español
omisión