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
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Antonyms for miss the boat
- understand
- accomplish
- achieve
- clear up
- correct
- do well
- fix
- succeed
- uncomplicate
- be certain
- be sure
- comprehend
- interpret
- perceive
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English bat "boat, ship, vessel," from Proto-Germanic *bait- (cf. Old Norse batr, Dutch boot, German Boot), possibly from PIE root *bheid- "to split" (see fissure), with the sense of making a boat by hollowing out a tree trunk; or it may be an extension of the name for some part of a ship. French bateau "boat" is from Old English or Norse. Spanish batel, Italian battello, Medieval Latin batellus likewise probably are from Germanic.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR MISS THE BOAT
fail
verbbe unsuccessful- 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
failed
verbbe unsuccessful- 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
fails
verbbe unsuccessful- 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
miscarry
verbfail to attain goal- 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
mistake
verbmix up, misunderstand- 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
mistakes
verbmix up, misunderstand- 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
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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