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

That doesn’t mean that the character Fiyero was totally omitted from the special. —Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 7 Nov. 2025

Specifically, the reality star pointed to the show’s tendency to omit or edit around more substantive discussions of her tensions with her castmates as a factor in her decision to exit. —Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Nov. 2025

Adjust the spice level to your preference by omitting or halving the amount of each that the recipe calls for. —Patricia S York, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025

His memoir is a patchy affair, to be honest, which omits entire swaths of his achievement, yet its wayward momentum exerts a certain charm, as if Hopkins were only just in control of his reminiscences. —Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025

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