Synonyms

left out

American

[left out] / ˈlɛft ˈaʊt /

Or left-out

adjective

excluded or omitted.

Proofread carefully to catch typographical errors, such as repeated words or a left out quotation mark or parenthesis.
The songwriter calls it an anthem for left-out and bullied kids.
remaining behind in an exposed, accessible, or visible place.

Raccoons love to supplement their diets with items from your trash or left-out pet food.

verb

left out, the simple past tense and past participle of verb phrase leave out.

Etymology

Origin of left out

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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The kitchens in other cabins also had food left out on the counters: packages of half-eaten snacks, fruits and vegetables rotting after a week without refrigeration.

From Los Angeles Times

It is now more than two months since Salah's explosive mixed-zone interview at Leeds United, when he claimed the club had thrown him under the bus after he was left out of the starting XI for the third game in a row.

From BBC

We left out the parts that didn’t fit the immigrant narrative: that we missed Iran; that the Muslims we knew weren’t militant.

From The Wall Street Journal

Maggie and Kate were both at the center of the story—and left out of it.

From Literature

Boo requested that she be left out of it.

From Literature

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