pretermitted

verb

past tense of pretermit
as in omitted

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pretermitted
  1. omitted
  2. ignored
  3. disregarded
  4. neglected
  5. passed over
  6. failed
Verb
  • Shim Mheuka has been omitted as the club work to finalise a new contract with him before sending him elsewhere to gain more senior professional experience in 2026-27.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • However, the design has been simplified with some components omitted or swapped for less complex ones.
    — David Szondy July 22, New Atlas, 23 July 2026
Definition of omitted
Verb
  • The remarks struck a nerve in a country grappling with persistently high youth unemployment and quickly became a rallying cry for a generation that says it feels ignored by those in power.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • There's another trendline as well — patients who delay coming in until their symptoms are so severe they can't be ignored.
    — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 25 July 2026
Definition of ignored
Verb
  • Senate Bill 968, signed into law by the governor, disregarded the 2028 sunset date for the Free College pilot program.
    — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • People in rural communities in many states — Illinois and Colorado, plus California and others — do not just think their voices are being disregarded.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of disregarded
Verb
  • The neighborhood sits just four miles north of uptown, and some residents have long felt neglected by the city.
    — DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • However, the district instead neglected the building for three decades.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of neglected
Verb
  • The fact that she was passed over for a promotion by the genial yet unimpressive Baasu (Kunal Dudheker) is not revelatory — women often face these kinds of rejections where qualifications are no substitute for hierarchical comfort.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
  • They had just gotten passed over for coverage by a reporter who had covered their space for years at a major publication.
    — Parry Headrick, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of passed over
Verb
  • In 2025, Gill failed to the make the Minnesota Vikings’ roster out of training camp.
    — Mike Kaye July 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
  • On June 10, the site failed another inspection, according to city records.
    — Zuri Primos July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Definition of failed
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

pretermits
pretermitted
pretermitting
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Pretermitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pretermitted. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of comely

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

Why does English have so many silent letters?

Your vs. You're: How to Use Them Correctly
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Dutch Treat and French Leave: Eight Place-Based Compounds

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

The Words of the Week - Jul. 31

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)
See More

Popular

See More

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Dutch Treat and French Leave: Eight Place-Based Compounds

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
chain-question-mark
Missing Link Quiz July 2026 Five seconds to figure out the word that fits bot...
See All