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

Advertising omits that inappropriate antibiotic use, common without proper diagnosis, fuels AMR, which causes millions of deaths annually. —Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

One of the fastest ways to lose a candidate's interest is to omit the position's salary information. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 June 2026

That’s what the online peanut gallery is saying after Tom Brady’s famous ex wife Gisele Bundchen omitted him from her Father’s Day post. —Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026

Gisele Bündchen omitted ex-husband Tom Brady in a Father's Day Post shared on June 21. —Lara Walsh, InStyle, 22 June 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
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit
• dalit
• dendrite
• emit
• illite
• misfit

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