FOMO
1 synonym for FOMO, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Fear of missing out: the uneasy feeling that others are having rewarding experiences you are being left out of, often prompted by seeing them online.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
fear of missing out
How to use FOMO
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
serious FOMO
out of FOMO
FOMO kicked in
Informal, though now common in mainstream journalism and marketing.
Etymology
An initialism of "fear of missing out," which came into wide use with social media in the 2000s and 2010s.
Full origin of FOMO →Frequently asked questions
What does FOMO stand for?
Fear of missing out — the anxious sense that other people are enjoying something you are not part of.
What is the opposite of FOMO?
JOMO, the joy of missing out: deliberately staying out of something and being glad of it.
Is FOMO written in capitals?
Usually, because it is an initialism — FOMO. Lower-case "fomo" is common in casual writing and is not wrong, just less formal.
