omit

verb

ō-ˈmit 

ə-

omitted; omitting

transitive verb

1

: to leave out or leave unmentioned

omits one important detail

You can omit the salt from the recipe.

2

: to leave undone : fail

—usually used with to + a verb

They omitted to tell us the directions.

3

obsolete : disregard

4

obsolete : give up

Synonyms of omit

• forget
• fail

Examples of omit in a Sentence

Please don't omit any details.

you must not omit mentioning the sources you used in researching your paper

Recent Examples on the Web

Lastly, left back Rafael Santos was omitted after providing a huge offensive spark as a wingback toward the end of 2025. —Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026

Nottingham Forest have restored Ola Aina to their Europa League squad, in place of Oleksandr Zinchenko — who has been omitted. —Paul Taylor, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026

Blanco omitted a shirt under his black suit but wore a dazzling silver necklace and coordinating embellished loafers. —Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026

Critics noted that Newsom failed to address California’s significant fiscal challenges in his address, specifically omitting mention of the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst Office’s forecast of an $18-billion state budget deficit. —George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English omitten, from Latin omittere, from ob- toward + mittere to let go, send — more at ob-

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for omit

• acquit
• admit
• amrit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit
• dalit
• dendrite
• emit
• illite

Kids Definition

omit

verb

ō-ˈmit 

ə-

omitted; omitting

1

: to leave out

omitted your name from the list

2

: to fail to do : neglect

omitted to mention that it was my fault