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

He will be omitted from future working rosters. —Rob Shuter, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025

But videos obtained by the Observer give the public a look into how police already use drone technology — something that is omitted from 700 pages of policies published on the department’s website. —Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025

Critics, meanwhile, note that articles about Musk and his companies are longer than their Wikipedia counterparts yet omit unflattering details. —Harry Booth, Time, 9 Nov. 2025

Keynote speaker Frédérique Irwin states that omitting women's history contributes to the gender parity gap. —Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 8 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