Guide 137 / 200 4 swaps Formal register
Professional words for “skip”
Four verbs for deliberate passing over.
i · When it mattersTwo lines, no filler
"Skip" is informal. "Bypass" is technical — go around; "omit" is to leave out; "forgo" is to choose not to take; "pass over" is for people and options.
ii · The swaps4 ways
- 01Bypass neutral
go around an obstacle or step
Bypass the staging environment for the hotfix.
- 02Omit neutral
leave out
Omit the deprecated fields from the export.
- 03Forgo formal
choose not to take
Forgo the early bird rate.
- 04Pass over neutral
not select from among options
Pass over candidates without clearance.