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

Weapons star Amy Madigan, who recently won a Critics' Choice Award, was also omitted from the Supporting Actress race. —Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026

By omitting the title requirement, the guidance mischaracterizes which programs are eligible for an exemption under the Act, making exemptions available for a much broader category of degree programs. —Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026

This often involves income reported by a third party but omitted from your tax return, or a deduction or credit that is more than the statutory limit (often based on your income). —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026

In interviews, Pusha suggested Scott once crashed his recording session with Williams to play them the album, but intentionally omitted Drake’s verse. —Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 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