miss

[mis] / mɪs /

NOUN

failure

Synonyms

STRONG

absence blunder default defect error fault loss mishap mistake omission oversight slip want

Antonyms

STRONG

abundance accuracy advantage certainty correction correctness perfection plenty remembrance strength success truth

WEAK

triumph win

VERB

fail, make a mistake

Synonyms

STRONG

blow blunder botch disregard drop err flub forget fumble ignore juggle lose miscarry misfire mislay misplace muff neglect omit overlook overshoot skip slight slip trip undershoot

WEAK

be late for drop the ball fall flat on face fall short let go let slip pass over pass up trip up

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplish achieve attend correct do do well face find fix heed keep look at meet note notice pay attention regard remember respect succeed

VERB

want; feel a loss

Synonyms

STRONG

crave desire long need pine wish yearn

Antonyms

STRONG

despise dislike hate not want

Example Sentences

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Wall Street missed out on those gains last year, when indexes mostly fell during the stretch spanning the last five trading days of the year and the first two of the next.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the decider, Gurney hit a stunning 144 checkout to move within one leg of victory and wrapped it up shortly after Greaves had narrowly missed a 148 to extend the match.

From BBC

"I've had three and a half months of suffering but I've a big family who helped me," said Immobile, who has missed almost all this season with a thigh injury.

From Barron's

But rearing children is like a long baseball season suffused with an endless series of balls, strikes, hits and misses.

From The Wall Street Journal

Don’t miss: Airfares fell more than 5% in November — but will the deals last?

From MarketWatch

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