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" (209 found)
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Closest matches (42)
Strong matches (63)
derelictiondestitutiondisconformitydiscontinuitydisregarddroppingdroughteditingeliminationembargoendless taskenormityerasureerrorevilexceptionexcisionexcludingexclusionexpurgation
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failurefalse movefalse stepfaminefaultfelonygapgenocideguilty actheavy sinhiatusimperfectionimpolicyimpoverishmentimproprietyinadmissibilityinadvertenceinadvertencyinattentionincompletenessindiscretioninexecutioninexpedienceinexpediencyinexpiable sininiquityinjunctioninjuryinjusticeinobservanceintervallacheslacklacunalaissez fairelaissez-fairelapselapsus calamilapsus linguaelaxitylaxnessleaving outlockout
Related words (104)
loose endsloose threadloosenessmaladministrationmalefactionmalfeasancemalpracticemalumminor wrongmisadministrationmisconductmiscuemisdeedmisdemeanormisdirectionmisfeasancemisgovernmentmisguidancemishandlingmismanagement
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misrulemissmissing linkmisstepmortal sinnarrowingneedneglectneglectfulnessnegligencenonaccomplishmentnonachievementnonadherencenonadmissionnoncompletionnoncompliancenonconformancenonconformitynonconsummationnondischargingnonexecutionnonfeasancenonfulfillmentnoninterferencenonobservancenonperformancenonrestrictionoffenseomittingoutageoutrageoverlookoverlookingoversightpeccadillopeccancypermissivenesspoor stewardshippreclusionpreteritionprocrastinationprohibitionrejectionrelegationremissnessrepudiationrestrictionrough edgesshortageshortcomingshortfallsinsin of commissionsin of omissionsinful actsisyphean laborskipskippingslacknessslightslipslip of the tongueslipupstarvationstrikingstumbletabootorttransgressiontrespasstripullageunfulfillmentunobservanceunrigorousnessunutterable sinvenial sinwantwantagework of penelopewrongwrong stepwrongdoing
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81 translations across 25 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- παράλειψις noun (the act of omitting)
Arabic
1 entries- إِغْفَال noun (the act of omitting)
Bulgarian
4 entries- изпускане noun (the act of omitting)
- изпускане noun (grammar: the shortening of a word or phrase)
- небрежност noun (the act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do)
- опущение noun (the act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do)
Catalan
2 entries- omissió noun (the act of omitting)
- omissió noun (something deleted or left out)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 不作為 /不作为 noun (the act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do)
- 省略 noun (the act of omitting)
Esperanto
1 entries- preterlaso noun (the act of omitting)
Finnish
4 entries- laiminlyönti noun (the act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do)
- laiminlyönti noun (something not done or neglected)
- pois jättäminen noun (the act of omitting)
- poisto noun (something deleted or left out)
French
3 entries- omission noun (the act of omitting)
- omission noun (something deleted or left out)
- oubli noun (something deleted or left out)
German
4 entries- Auslassung noun (something deleted or left out)
- Auslassung noun (grammar: the shortening of a word or phrase)
- Unterlassen noun (the act of omitting)
- Unterlassen noun (the act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do)
Greek
3 entries- παράλειψη noun (the act of omitting)
- παράλειψη noun (the act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do)
- παράλειψη noun (something deleted or left out)
Hungarian
4 entries- elhagyás noun (the act of omitting)
- elmulasztás noun (the act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do)
- kihagyás noun (the act of omitting)
- kihagyás noun (something deleted or left out)
Irish
2 entries- faill noun (the act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do)
- faillí noun (the act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do)
Italian
4 entries- omissione noun (the act of omitting)
- omissione noun (the act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do)
- omissione noun (something deleted or left out)
- omissione noun (something not done or neglected)
Japanese
3 entries- 不作為 noun (something not done or neglected)
- 怠慢 noun (the act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do)
- 省略 noun (the act of omitting)
Kazakh
1 entries- әрекетсіздік noun (the act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do)
Korean
1 entries- 생략 noun (the act of omitting)
Latin
2 entries- omissiō noun (the act of omitting)
- praetermissiō noun (the act of omitting)
Macedonian
1 entries- пропуст noun (something not done or neglected)
Māori
4 entries- aweretanga noun (the act of omitting)
- aweretanga noun (something deleted or left out)
- aweretanga noun (something not done or neglected)
- kauwhiti noun (something deleted or left out)
Portuguese
4 entries- negligência noun (the act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do)
- omissão noun (the act of omitting)
- omissão noun (something deleted or left out)
- omissão noun (something not done or neglected)
Romansch
4 entries- omission noun (the act of omitting)
- omission noun (the act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do)
- omission noun (something deleted or left out)
- omission noun (something not done or neglected)
Russian
4 entries- опло́шность noun (the act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do)
- про́пуск noun (something deleted or left out)
- про́пуск noun (grammar: the shortening of a word or phrase)
- упуще́ние noun (the act of omitting)
Spanish
4 entries- omisión noun (the act of omitting)
- omisión noun (the act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do)
- omisión noun (something deleted or left out)
- omisión noun (something not done or neglected)
Swedish
1 entries- utelämnande noun (the act of omitting)
Turkish
3 entries- atlamak noun (the act of omitting)
- ihmal etmek noun (the act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do)
- unutmak noun (the act of omitting)
Sample 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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