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

Some arrests could not be matched to a ZIP code — about 1 in 3 — and were omitted from our arrest by ZIP code analysis. —Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026

Amid a rapidly changing workforce landscape that will shape the way schools prepare students for the future, Illinois cannot afford to omit a robust approach to measuring postsecondary readiness. —Jessica Handy, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026

The story also includes a fan favorite character omitted from the previous films, Tom Bombadil. —Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026

Every hand that shaped this home was Black, an intentional choice that documents a standard of excellence often omitted from the traditional architectural narrative. —Jerald “coop” Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 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