What is another word for omission?

Pronunciation: [ə͡ʊmˈɪʃən] (IPA)

Omission refers to the act of leaving out or neglecting something that should have been included. Some synonyms for the word omission are neglect, oversight, mistake, error, fault, slip-up and blunder. These words all imply some level of carelessness or forgetfulness on the part of the person responsible for including the omitted information. Other synonyms for omission that convey a more deliberate act include censorship, suppression, exclusion, and deletion. These words suggest a purposeful effort to remove or withhold information, often with the intent to hide or cover up something. Despite their different connotations, all of these words communicate the idea of missing or excluding something important.

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What are the hypernyms for Omission?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Omission?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

What are the opposite words for omission?

Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings to each other. The antonyms for the word "omission" are inclusion, addition, and presence. Inclusion means the act of including or being included, whereas omission is the act of leaving out or not including something. Addition is the act of adding or joining something to make it larger or more complete, which is the opposite of omission. Presence means being there or existing, while omission means something is not there or not included. Understanding antonyms helps us to better understand the meaning of words and how they relate to each other in language.

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Usage examples for Omission

But how few that aspire to emancipate oppressed nations would be content, in the hour of their overthrow, to assert the rights of a handful of women against a trifling fraud, to which indeed they were so well accustomed that its omission surprised their father!
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
It was as if no breach had ever been, but one thing I noticed that she thought must be only an omission, because of the more important things that crowded it out.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
But it was not every printer who took so much trouble as Cennini to justify the omission.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard

Famous quotes with Omission

  • Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a purpose of amendment; confession of sins without any omission; and satisfaction by means of good works.
    Thomas Aquinas
  • Although I am deeply grateful to a great many people, I forgo the temptation of naming them for fear that I might slight any by omission.
    Theodore Bikel
  • The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil.
    Plutarch
  • In a brave new world, a post-September 11 world, anyone is going to make certain mistakes. The mistakes that have been made on homeland security, on protecting our Nation from another terrorist attack, are mistakes of omission. We are simply not doing enough.
    Charles Schumer
  • A man does not sin by commission only, but often by omission.
    Marcus Aurelius

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