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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"I had all those memories of it but then when I started hearing everyone's enthusiasm about it at the club, I was like, all right, maybe there's some in this that I missed."

From BBC

Amy felt she was spending so much time on her phone, she was missing out on real life experiences.

From BBC

Children who had missed doses should "catch up as soon as possible" to protect themselves and other children who are too young to be vaccinated or unable to do so for health reasons, she added.

From BBC

But dismissing pingti as purely economically driven misses the cultural shift.

From Barron's

In April 2025, He missed an annual tree-planting event that typically involved all active uniformed officers on the Central Military Commission.

From The Wall Street Journal

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