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

Mbappe was also omitted from PSG’s season opener against Lorient on August 12. —Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025

Historically, the 77-year-old chain calls out meals by assigning numbers in its ordering system, but an In-N-Out spokesperson at the Antioch location told The Tennessean the restaurants have omitted the number. —Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2025

The head tax was omitted from an alternative budget plan endorsed by 26 of the city's 50 alders last week. —Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025

In between using the self-cleaning function, spot cleaning can help keep spills and splatters from omitting a burning smell when the oven is in use. —Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 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