LEAVE (OUT) Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

leave (out)

verb

Definition of leave (out)

as in to miss out

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Get ready for a wild ride and don’t miss out on one of the greatest shows this week.

— miami staff, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Late Night with Seth Meyers has been on a rather long summer hiatus but its host didn’t want to miss out on the news.

— Peter White, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of miss out

Verb

The campaign said state officials intend to recount only the votes cast for Lindell and Demuth and not all the votes cast in the Republican gubernatorial primary, while excluding votes for other candidates in the race.

— Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Rutherford argues that taxpayers should not finance elections that exclude eligible voters, particularly in districts where the primary effectively determines the winner.

— Kevin Richardson, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of exclude

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Los Angeles City Council members on Tuesday approved a resolution to remove 12 anti-camping zones around Hollywood, ending a years-long ban that prevented people from sitting, sleeping or camping in certain areas.

— Brittney Ermon, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Beijing has helped prevent oil prices from spiking to $150 a barrel by slashing its oil imports beyond what many thought possible.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of prevent

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Nick Pope has been omitted from every matchday squad under Jaissle and the head coach has hinted that the 34-year-old can leave, given Lukas Hornicek and Ewen Jaouen are set to be first- and second-choice goalkeepers.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The post has now been modified to omit the retirement statement.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of omit

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Trade tensions with South Korea did not preclude greater collaboration on nuclear submarines.

— Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
But neither that play nor the ones that precluded it have been enough to move him up the depth chart, even on a team starved for pass rushing help.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of preclude

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