Definitions

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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Mark Wood has no set return from a knee injury and Matthew Potts has been left out.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Those who have been left out are losing patience.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Pots, pans, sheet trays — anything bulky that’s been used and left out.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

PABS, the heart of the treaty, was left out to get the bulk of the deal over the line.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Not to be left out, Alexander and Beowulf ran to their suitcases and took out their Postal Tyger uniforms, soup-bowl hats and all.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

left out

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