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left out

[left out] / ˈlɛft ˈaʊt /
ADJECTIVE
forgotten
Synonyms
STRONG
abandoned buried erased gone lapsed lost obliterated omitted repressed suppressed
WEAK
blanked out blotted out blown over bygone clean forgot consigned to oblivion disremembered drew a blank fell between the cracks left behind past past recollection slipped one's mind unrecalled unremembered
Antonyms
STRONG
existing
WEAK
recalled recollected remembered
ADJECTIVE
missing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
away lost removed
STRONG
disappeared lacking mislaid misplaced omitted short wanting
WEAK
AWOL astray left behind not present nowhere to be found unaccounted for
Antonyms
STRONG
adequate enough sufficient
WEAK
found here present
ADJECTIVE
omitted
Synonyms
STRONG
absent deleted erased expunged forgotten missing neglected overlooked precluded
Antonyms
STRONG
present
ADJECTIVE
overlooked
Synonyms
STRONGEST
forgotten neglected unnoticed
STRONG
excluded missing omitted
ADVERB
without
Synonyms
WEAK
after beyond externally on the outside out out-of-doors outdoors outwardly past
Antonyms
WEAK
inside

Example Sentences

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The names left out there being Kurt, Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell, also fond of the same kind of very physical interaction with the audience.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

He was left out of Southgate's Euro 2024 squad and has yet to figure under Tuchel, winning the last of his 64 caps against the Republic of Ireland in September 2024.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The Real Madrid midfielder was left out of the October camp after injury despite wanting to join up as Tuchel favoured keeping a settled group after excellent performances.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Missing an episode meant being left out of the conversation the next day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

This time others, not Shirley, would feel left out.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.