misses

Part of Speech:

All (3) Noun (1) Verb (2)

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failure n.
fail, make a mistake v.
want; feel a loss v.

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

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misses

That means Marcus Trescothick, who took temporary charge of the Test team for the series against Pakistan in the home summer, misses the trip.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Sometimes it misses grief, trauma, a broken relationship, poor sleep or a life lived out of alignment.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

“It’s many things,” MacLachlan says when I ask what he misses most about his friend and mentor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

But this misses a key cost that is easy to overlook: what economists call the opportunity cost of capital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

If the second player misses, that player gets an H. Then the first player goes again.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman