LEAVE (OUT) Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

leave (out)

verb

Definition of leave (out)

as in to miss out

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However, Gable is the hotter hand at the moment, and WWE would be remiss to miss out on an opportunity to elevate him up the card.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The Odyssey was the first movie shot entirely in IMAX’s large, nearly square aspect ratio, meaning viewers literally miss out on seeing some of the image when the film is projected on a regular screen.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

Definition of miss out

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The remaining argument, worth $36 billion by one count and a couple of state budgets by another, is about who licenses it, who is excluded from it, and who collects the tax.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
For the most part, that excludes animal fibers like leather and virgin cashmere.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of exclude

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Highs in the mid-90s are expected in the Spokane area, though smoke might block out enough warming sunlight to prevent temperatures from getting quite as hotas forecast.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
The blacklist caused serious health problems, tore families apart, drove people to suicide, and prevented some potentially great films from ever being made.

— John Bleasdale, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of prevent

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The mine wars were omitted from West Virginia school textbooks, replaced with a patriotic version of the coal industry’s history.

— Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
The team’s senior vice president and general counsel, Jeff Dorso, spoke during the public comment and urged the council to omit language that would make the funding contingent upon vertical construction.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of omit

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Still, for patients and healthcare providers alike, easing access to obesity drugs is a welcome move, particularly in light of the fact that statutory rules written in 2006 have long precluded Medicare from covering weight-loss medications.

— Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
And while Los Angeles’ second-favorite baseball team fired veteran GM Perry Minasian about a month ago, that doesn’t preclude another swap or too.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of preclude

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