Omission is a perfectly good example of an expression technique, and is brought up in many grammar books.
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Omission
/oʊˈmɪʃən/
Synonyms for "omission" (284 found)
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Closest matches (57)
abbreviationabridgmentabsencearrearageatrocitybad policybalkbanbarbarringbeggarybevueblankblockadeblue-pencilingbowdlerizationboycottbreachbreakcancellation
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Noun(8 words)
Verb(1 words)
conceal the evidence
Adjective(1 words)
cultural neglect
Strong matches (85)
droughteditingeliminationembargoendless taskenormityerasureerrorevilexceptionexcisionexcludingexclusionexpurgationfailurefalse movefalse stepfaminefaultfelony
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gapgenocideguilty actheavy sinhiatusimperfectionimpolicyimpoverishmentimproprietyinadmissibilityinadvertenceinadvertencyinattentionincompletenessindiscretioninexecutioninexpedienceinexpediencyinexpiable sininiquityinjunctioninjuryinjusticeinobservanceintervallacheslacklacunalaissez fairelaissez-fairelapselapsus calamilapsus linguaelaxitylaxnessleaving outlockoutloose endsloose threadloosenessmaladministrationmalefaction
Noun(18 words)
Verb(5 words)
Related words (142)
malfeasancemalpracticemalumminor wrongmisadministrationmisconductmiscuemisdeedmisdemeanormisdirectionmisfeasancemisgovernmentmisguidancemishandlingmismanagementmisrulemissmissing linkmisstepmortal sin
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narrowingneedneglectneglectfulnessnegligencenonaccomplishmentnonachievementnonadherencenonadmissionnoncompletionnoncompliancenonconformancenonconformitynonconsummationnondischargingnonexecutionnonfeasancenonfulfillmentnoninterferencenonobservancenonperformancenonrestrictionoffenseomittingoutageoutrageoverlookoverlookingoversightpeccadillopeccancypermissivenesspoor stewardshippreclusionpreteritionprocrastinationprohibitionrejectionrelegationremissnessrepudiationrestrictionrough edgesshortageshortcomingshortfallsinsin of commissionsin of omissionsinful actsisyphean laborskipskippingslacknessslightslipslip of the tongueslipupstarvationstrikingstumbletabootorttransgressiontrespasstripullageunfulfillmentunobservanceunrigorousnessunutterable sinvenial sinwantwantagework of penelopewrongwrong stepwrongdoing
Noun(33 words)
missing elementmissing portionneglect biological factorsneglect dutiesneglect studyneglect timeneglect usagenl exclusiefno instructionnoncommunicationnoncommunicationsnonrepresentationomission erroromit place value designomit place value lessonsoverlook lawoverlook the valleyoverlookageoverlooksoversights
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pattern of ignoringportuguese ignorarromanian a ignoraserious logical gapsimplificationsskipspanish ignorarswedish exkluderaunlisted itemunsayingunword the phraseunword the sentencexcl
Verb(10 words)
neglect health checkneglect responsibilitiesneglect the consequencesneglect to doneglectingomit dataomit time labelingoverlook a detailremovedunword a term
Adjective(1 words)
strong governmental oversight
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5 entriesdata gapmissing datummissing itemomitted detailunlisted detail
Collocations
6 entriescritical omissiondocument omissionhasty omissionmajor omissionomission of detailunnecessary omission
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.
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Some English speakers think that omission of the subject does not occur in their language, however, the subject of phrases like "thank you" or "bless you" is omitted.
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Tom made one serious omission.
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