omissive
Failing to include
Omissive describes the act of leaving something out or failing to include it.
The word appears primarily in legal and formal contexts, characterizing errors or conduct that result from neglect rather than action: an omissive error in the contract, omissive rather than commissive wrongdoing.
It contrasts with commissive, which involves actively doing something wrong.
Neglectful of duty
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
- negligentFailing in due care
- carelessInattentive, prone to mistakes
- laxInsufficiently firm or rigorous
heedless · unmindful · disregardful · slack · irresponsible · slipshod · perfunctory · delinquent
Inattentive to immediate surroundings
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
- scatterbrainedLacking mental focus
unobservant · heedless · oblivious · unaware · disengaged · inadvertent · unheeding · incurious
Shut out, denied entry
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
- lackingBeing without something
- absentNot in attendance
- left outNot made part of
dropped · deleted · excised · elided · skipped · bypassed · unstated · unmentioned
Purposely not noticed
- unnoticedNot perceived by anyone
- unseenNot perceived visually
- undetectedNot discovered yet
- unrecognizedNot identified or acknowledged
disregarded · missed · unheeded · unconsidered · unacknowledged · forgotten · neglected · passed over
remiss
Neglectful of duty
lax · heedless · unmindful · disregardful · slack · irresponsible · slipshod · perfunctory · delinquent · defaulting
absentminded
Inattentive to immediate surroundings
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
scatterbrained · unobservant · heedless · oblivious · unaware · disengaged · inadvertent · unheeding · incurious · unseeing
excluded
Shut out, denied entry
left out · dropped · deleted · excised · elided · skipped · bypassed · unstated · unmentioned · withheld
ignored
Purposely not noticed
- unnoticedNot perceived by anyone
- unseenNot perceived visually
- undetectedNot discovered yet
unrecognized · disregarded · missed · unheeded · unconsidered · unacknowledged · forgotten · neglected · passed over · glossed over
omissivethorough
Complete in every detail
comprehensive · exhaustive · inclusive · complete · all-encompassing
omissiveactive
In operation now
proactive · engaged · deliberate · intentional · participatory
- errors and omissionsMistakes and things left out
- intentional omissionPurposely leaving something out
- sins of omissionMoral failures through inaction
- glaring omission