Omit vs. Exclude — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Omit and Exclude
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Omit
To fail to include or mention; leave out
Omitted an important detail from the report.
Exclude
Deny (someone) access to a place, group, or privilege
The public were excluded from the board meeting
Omit
To fail or neglect to do (something)
Omitted his daily walk during our visit.
Exclude
Remove from consideration
One cannot exclude the possibility of a fall in house prices
Omit
To fail or neglect (to do something)
I omitted to mention that I don't eat meat.
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Exclude
To prevent from entering; keep out; bar
A jar sealed to exclude outside air.
An immigration policy that excludes undesirables.
Omit
(transitive) To leave out or exclude.
Exclude
To prevent from being included, considered, or accepted; reject
The court excluded the improperly obtained evidence.
Omit
(intransitive) To fail to perform.
Exclude
To put out; expel.
Omit
To delete or remove; to strike.
Exclude
(transitive) To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.
Omit
To neglect or take no notice of.
Exclude
(transitive) To expel; to put out.
To exclude young animals from the womb or from eggs
Omit
To let go; to leave unmentioned; not to insert or name; to drop.
These personal comparisons I omit.
Exclude
(transitive) To omit from consideration.
Count from 1 to 30, but exclude the prime numbers.
Omit
To forbear or fail to perform or to make use of; to leave undone; to neglect; to pass over.
Her father omitted nothing in her education that might make her the most accomplished woman of her age.
Exclude
To refuse to accept (evidence) as valid.
Omit
Prevent from being included or considered or accepted;
The bad results were excluded from the report
Leave off the top piece
Exclude
To eliminate from diagnostic consideration.
Omit
Leave undone or leave out;
How could I miss that typo?
The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
Exclude
To shut out; to hinder from entrance or admission; to debar from participation or enjoyment; to deprive of; to except; - the opposite to admit; as, to exclude a crowd from a room or house; to exclude the light; to exclude one nation from the ports of another; to exclude a taxpayer from the privilege of voting.
And none but such, from mercy I exclude.
Exclude
To thrust out or eject; to expel; as, to exclude young animals from the womb or from eggs.
Exclude
Prevent from being included or considered or accepted;
The bad results were excluded from the report
Leave off the top piece
Exclude
Prevent from entering; shut out;
The trees were shutting out all sunlight
This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country
Exclude
Lack or fail to include;
The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages
Exclude
Prevent from entering; keep out;
He was barred from membership in the club
Exclude
Put out or expel from a place;
The child was expelled from the classroom
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