PRETERMIT Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

pretermit

verb

Definition of pretermit

as in to ignore

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Renner said Donalds is ignoring base Republican voters in his campaign, especially by refusing to debate him, Collins and conservative activist and investor James Fishback.

— Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
The simple, rather depressing, and completely overwhelming fact of the matter is that the Marvel Cinematic Universe cannot be ignored, even as superhero fatigue has definitively set in at the global box office.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Definition of ignore

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Because our governor and attorney general have long disregarded the most effective tools already at their disposal to fulfill their pronounced objective.

— Dean Lerner, Washington Post, 28 July 2026
Further, some parents disregard the possibility of jet lag altogether, as Julissa Baez, pediatrician and clinical professor at New York University, has observed in her practice.

— Sophia Dyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026

Definition of disregard

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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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After Graham was eulogized Tuesday in the nation's capital as an indefatigable dealmaker by the president, vice president and others, mourners in Columbia prepared to remember him Wednesday as the son of pool hall owners who never forgot his roots.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
The 2026 installation, by Autumn Knight, echoes Knight’s performance this past April for the show, in which the artist played mother to audience members, treating them as children who had forgotten her birthday.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of forget

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The poem is rife with open meanings; however, its principal question is important for anyone who has felt slighted or discouraged from conducting their lives with reverie.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
Luckily for Rhaena, Lady Jeyne is a pragmatist — and one who feels slighted by Rhaenyra.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of slight

Verb

However, the district instead neglected the building for three decades.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Businesses often spend significant resources optimizing online user experiences while neglecting the physical experience customers encounter in the real world.

— Salman Altaf, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of neglect

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Justice John Dixon said Bauer Media had failed to show the claims made about Wilson were substantially true or trivial.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
The state ethics commission accused the Georgia Republican Assembly and its political action committee of failing to disclose more than $180,000 of contributions and other violations.

— David Wickert, AJC.com, 22 July 2026

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