LEFT (OUT) Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

left (out)

verb

Definition of left (out)

past tense of leave (out)

as in missed out

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Investigators collected handwriting samples from dozens of people, and all the individuals tested were excluded except for Patsy, whom examiners were unable to eliminate as the possible author.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
But the two largest institutions — the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University — were excluded.

— David A. Lieb, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of excluded

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The move prevented the federal district court from making its own interim appointment, who would have been able to serve until a new candidate was presidentially appointed and confirmed by the Senate.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
In this new threat landscape, biological attacks are unlikely to be prevented entirely, given the proliferation of biological capabilities and the fact that some actors cannot be deterred by traditional means.

— Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of prevented

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As a preventive measure, Assemblymember Chris Rogers, D-Ukiah, introduced AB 928, which would have prohibited a person from keeping more than 25 caged or tethered game fowl roosters.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
His two sisters were students before the Taliban prohibited girls from continuing beyond primary school.

— Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

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