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o·mit
 omit
- pronunciation:
- o
mIt
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
omits, omitted, omitting |
| definition 1: |
to not include (something) through neglect or by decision; leave out.
On the invitations, I unfortunately omitted the time that the party will begin.The paper was getting too long, so she omitted a few paragraphs.Why was his name omitted from the list?We omitted going to the museum because there was not enough time.- synonyms:
- edit out, except, exclude
- antonyms:
- embrace, include
- similar words:
- bar, blue-pencil, cross off, cross out, delete, drop, elide, jump, overlook, rule out, skip
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| definition 2: |
to neglect to do or refrain from doing.
The security guard omitted to check the rear entrance.She omitted to tell them that she was coming.- synonyms:
- neglect
- similar words:
- avoid, forget, refrain from, shirk
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| related words: |
censor, cross, eliminate, scratch, spare |
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