left (out)

verb

Definition of left (out)next
past tense of leave (out)
as in missed out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for left (out)
  1. excluded
  2. omitted
  3. prevented
  4. prohibited
Verb
  • As well as Roof, the two others excluded are Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man convicted over the 2013 Boston Marathon bomb, and Robert Bowers, who killed congregants at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Societal loneliness is feeling systemically excluded because of a characteristic, including gender, race, or disability.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of excluded
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  • And then he was omitted from Gareth Southgate’s Euro 2024 squad anyway.
    Michael Walker, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • All of the recent first base transactions have one notable name omitted.
    Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of omitted
Verb
  • When visa delays prevented his family from visiting him in Miami in 2023, Gomez dealt with the solitude that can consume an international player in a foreign league.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The vast majority of diabetes cases can be entirely prevented.
    Omer Awan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of prevented
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  • Some of the older girls donned pants — which was prohibited growing up — while others opted for skirts.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • If the president acts unilaterally to withhold from expenditure funds lawfully provided, those actions could be considered impoundment—a practice prohibited by law.
    Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of prohibited
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“Left (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20%28out%29. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

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