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misses

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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But as David Epstein writes in “Inside the Box,” it “completely misses the true secret to Mendeleev’s success.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Several other Starbucks store employees who spoke with MarketWatch also stated that the new program misses the mark.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

But if she misses the entire clay swing, then Raducanu will have been absent for three months by the time the grass-court season begins.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

He also occasionally misses the heightened competition and quest to make the major leagues of affiliated baseball.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

He goes to poke me again, but I swerve out of the way and he misses.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh