Definitions

omission

[oh-mish-uhn] / oʊˈmɪʃ ən /

NOUN

something forgotten or excluded

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breach carelessness exclusion failing lapse oversight

STRONG

blank break cancellation chasm default disregard elimination elision failure forgetfulness gap hiatus inadvertence inadvertency lack lacuna neglect overlook preclusion preterition pretermission prohibition repudiation skip slip withholding

WEAK

cutting out disregardance excluding ignoring leaving out missing noninclusion overlooking passing over slighting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

success

STRONG

accomplishment achievement allowance closure continuation continuity juncture perfection permission regard respect

WEAK

addition inclusion insertion remembrance

Example Sentences

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"Omission, negligence or incompetence, it's the same," she said.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

Omission of the funding arrives as the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office projects a state budget shortfall of $73 billion — an estimate that has ballooned by $15 billion since last month.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2024

Omission plagues the polar canon, and this book is no exception.

From Scientific American • May 27, 2022

"Omission cases are really tough, because we know that the businesses can't tell us everything that might be relevant to any particular consumer — they have to pick and choose what information they expose."

From Salon • May 22, 2021

Omission, Pearl decided, was not the same as lying.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Vocabulary lists containing omission

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)

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Language and Grammar - Middle School

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Ethan Frome

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