Thesaurus / miss the boat
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synonyms for miss the boat
- confuse
- miscalculate
- misconstrue
- misinterpret
- misjudge
- misread
- overestimate
- overlook
- underestimate
- addle
- blunder
- botch
- bungle
- confound
- err
- fail
- goof
- jumble
- lapse
- misapprehend
- misconceive
- miscount
- miss
- omit
- slip
- snarl
- tangle
- be off the mark
- be wrong
- deceive oneself
- get wrong
- have wrong impression
- make a mess
- misdeem
- misknow
- not know
- put foot in
- slip up
- take for
- abort
- decline
- founder
- flounder
- misfire
- flop
- blunder
- fold
- fizzle
- slip
- fall
- miss
- backslide
- deteriorate
- go down
- fall through
- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- break down
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- fall short
- go astray
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miss fire
- miss the mark
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
- decline
- fall
- founder
- flounder
- flop
- blunder
- fold
- abort
- fizzle
- slip
- miscarry
- miss
- backslide
- deteriorate
- go down
- break down
- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- fall short
- fall through
- go astray
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
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antonyms for miss the boat
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- finish
- deliver
- win
- reach
- earn
- develop
- build
- correct
- do well
- succeed
- go up
- rise
- procure
- complete
- capture
- prosper
- obtain
- merit
- gain
- achieve
- accomplish
- ascend
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How to use miss the boat in a sentence
But Lucy had noted, out of the corner of her watchful eye, the arrival of Miss Grains, indignant and perspiring.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSBut with all her advantages Miss Solomonson failed with the old lord, and she abuses him to this day.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSThe strains of the syren at last woke her uncle, and brought back Miss Hood, who suggested that it was late.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSSleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSHe, with others, thinking the miss-sahib had gone to church, was smoking the hookah of gossip in a neighboring compound.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYMiss Christabel blushed furiously and emitted a sound half between a laugh and a scream.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEHoosier hurried on board the boat, and followed Dick's instructions to the letter.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUSMiss Smith immediately rises from the table, puts up her dear little mouth to her papa to be kissed.
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE OPERAJOHN H. SWABY (AKA "SCRICI")"It's always the way with them," sighed Miss Grains, who suffered from a complication of romantic tendency and very tight stays.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSBut, as the keel of the boats touched bottom, each boat-load dashed into the water and then into the enemy's fire.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONWORDS RELATED TO MISS THE BOAT
- abort
- back wrong horse
- backslide
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- blunder
- break down
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- decline
- deteriorate
- fall
- fall flat
- fall short
- fall through
- fizzle
- flop
- flounder
- fold
- founder
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miscarry
- miss
- miss the boat
- play into
- run aground
- slip
- turn out badly
- abort
- back wrong horse
- backslide
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- blunder
- break down
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- decline
- deteriorate
- fall
- fall flat
- fall short
- fall through
- fizzle
- flop
- flounder
- fold
- founder
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- misfire
- miss
- miss fire
- miss the boat
- miss the mark
- play into
- run aground
- slip
- turn out badly
- addle
- be off the mark
- be wrong
- blunder
- botch
- bungle
- confound
- confuse
- deceive oneself
- err
- fail
- get wrong
- goof
- have wrong impression
- jumble
- lapse
- make a mess
- misapprehend
- miscalculate
- misconceive
- misconstrue
- miscount
- misdeem
- misinterpret
- misjudge
- misknow
- misread
- miss
- miss the boat
- not know
- omit
- overestimate
- overlook
- put foot in
- slip
- slip up
- snarl
- take for
- tangle
- underestimate
- addles
- blunders
- botches
- bungles
- confounds
- confuses
- deceives oneself
- errs
- fails
- gets wrong
- goofs
- has wrong impression
- is off the mark
- is wrong
- jumbles
- lapses
- makes a mess
- misapprehends
- miscalculates
- misconceives
- misconstrues
- miscounts
- misdeems
- misinterprets
- misjudges
- misknows
- misreads
- misses
- misses the boat
- not knows
- omits
- overestimates
- overlooks
- puts foot in
- slips
- slips up
- snarls
- takes for
- tangles
- underestimates
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