OMISSION Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

omission

noun

ō-ˈmi-shən

as in deletion

something left out the disk contains a selection of deleted scenes, and a couple of the omissions greatly add to the intelligibility of the movie's plot

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Recent Examples of omission Franco Granda, an analyst at PitchBook, catalogued an array of omissions in a report following the publishing of the prospectus. —

Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 May 2026 His name is perhaps an omission for the sake of dramatic license, but a glaring one at that. —

Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026 That omission matters because O’Hare is far more economically important to Illinois than a football stadium. —

Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 Getty Images Thomas Tuchel made a number of controversial decisions when picking his England squad for the 2026 World Cup, but Phil Foden’s omission wasn’t one of them. —

Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for omission

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deletion

Noun

These apps have been deleted by Google from its store, but are a good illustration of why users need to be warned, to ensure all Play Store app deletions are mirrored.

— Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Either way, Esiason's rant and Carter's post deletions end the matter.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026