miss the mark

VERB

fizzle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abort misfire peter out wane

STRONG

die end fail fold miscarry

WEAK

be a fiasco come to nothing end in defeat end in disappointment

Antonyms

STRONGEST

grow increase

STRONG

achieve begin succeed

WEAK

build develop progress

VERB

miscarry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abort fall through

STRONG

backslide blunder decline deteriorate fall fizzle flop flounder fold founder misfire miss

WEAK

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 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 boat play into run aground turn out badly

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplish achieve ascend build correct develop do well go up improve rise succeed

Example Sentences

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But a scheme designed to buy back these now-prohibited guns from their owners has had a bumpy roll out, and the programme looks likely to miss the mark.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“Homes that are priced and marketed right are finding a buyer and going under contract in 47 days, while homes that miss the mark are lingering for a median of 88 days.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

This means if any of those factors miss the mark, it could send stock multiples lower.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

Both the Nuremberg shorthand and Mr. Deluzio’s claim miss the mark: There is no general, affirmative legal duty to disobey an unlawful order.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Without aching words that set, then miss, the mark?

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

miss the mark

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