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miss out

VERB
omit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bypass delete discard disregard edit eliminate ignore neglect overlook prohibit skip withhold
STRONG
bar cancel cut dismiss drop evade except fail miss preclude reject repudiate slight snip trim void
WEAK
X out blink at cast aside count out cut out knock off leave out leave undone let go let slide overpass pass by pass over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
attend heed keep look at note notice pay attention regard respect
STRONG
accept admit allow approve permit sanction succeed
WEAK
add enter include inject insert remember
VERB
skip
Synonyms
STRONGEST
escape eschew pass up
STRONG
cut desert disregard flee neglect omit slip split
WEAK
leave out pass over play hooky run away skim over
Antonyms
STRONG
stay
WEAK
face meet take on

Example Sentences

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That put to rest speculation that Micron wouldn’t be a supplier of HBM4 for the new Nvidia chips, or at least that it would miss out initially.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

However, people with high blood sugar frequently miss out on some of these benefits from exercise, particularly improvements in how efficiently their bodies use oxygen.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

The downside to local storage is that you miss out on features like natural-language search and smart filters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

"Obviously it was frustrating to miss out in Barcelona," Albon, 29, told AFP on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

“He’d be nuts to miss out on something like that.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu