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 The only omission is front directionals, which would be helpful for turning left across oncoming traffic. —

ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026 Analysts say the most obvious hole is the omission of violent far-right movements. —

Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 14 May 2026 Was the omission classic Alcaraz audacity or a mere translation issue? —

José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026 News of the incident followed a Monday audit by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli that found glaring omissions in the city’s student data privacy policies. —

Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for omission

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deletion

Noun

Regulators want explainability, deletion and non-discrimination.

— Chai Outmezguine, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
In other words, the Redmond giant’s researchers had every incentive to find something positive about AI in the workplace, but instead found that blindly trusting LLMs to handle internal documents will almost certainly result in everything from errors to data deletion.

— Krystle Vermes, Futurism, 14 May 2026