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Synonyms for omit

22 synonyms
10 antonyms
3 meanings

verb

Most common

exclude leave out let go leave off overlook miss skip

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Exclude

exclude, leave out, except formal, let go, leave off, take out, miss out UK, delete

2. Overlook

overlook, miss, neglect, fail, drop, pretermit, overleap

3. Skip — to neglect or take no notice of

skip, ignore, disregard, pass, pass over, pass by

Other

Antonyms

include, add, insert

All antonyms of omit →

Definitions

v. 1
To neglect or take no notice of.
v. 2
To leave out or exclude.
v. 3
To fail to perform.

Related words

Word family: omittability omittable omission

Forms

Past participle: omitted
e.g. omitted → excluded, excepted, deleted, overlooked…

Example sentences

delete Please tell me how to delete my Facebook account.
exclude Fill the bottle to the top so as to exclude all air.
fail See to it that this letter is posted without fail.
overlook You may as well overlook his sins and forgive him.
forgo It's easy for rich people to forgo payment for their services.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
omit		steady
delete		rising
exclude		steady
fail		steady
overlook		steady
forgo		rising

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

By length

4 letters: miss¹, drop¹, pass¹, fail¹, skip¹
5 letters: forgo²
6 letters: except², ignore², delete²
7 letters: exclude², neglect²
8 letters: overlook³, overleap
9 letters: disregard³, pretermit

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (forgo² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: omettre
Español: omitir
Deutsch: verpassen
Català: desatendre