Synonyms for miss
mɪsmiss

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1. miss

   Synonyms:
   abandon, fail, forfeit, give up, let go, lose

   Antonyms:
   accomplish, achieve, acquire, arrive at, attain, compass, earn, gain, get, grasp, master, obtain, procure, reach, secure, win

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fillenoun

   a young woman

   "a young lady of 18"

   Synonyms:
   lady friend, missy, fille, young woman, young lady, girl, female child, girlfriend, daughter, little girl, misfire

   Antonyms:
   go to, impinge on, have, strike, feature, hit, collide with, run into, attend

2. miss, misfirenoun

   a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)

   Synonyms:
   missy, fille, young woman, young lady, girl, dud, misfire

   Antonyms:
   collide with, run into, feature, have, attend, hit, strike, go to, impinge on

3. Missverb

   a form of address for an unmarried woman

   Synonyms:
   girl, misfire, young lady, young woman, missy, fille

   Antonyms:
   feature, have, strike, run into, collide with, hit, impinge on, attend, go to

4. miss, loseverb

   fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

   "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said"

   Synonyms:
   mislay, turn a loss, fall behind, misplace, lose, omit, overlook, fall back, lack, overleap, suffer, drop, leave out, neglect, recede, drop off, pretermit, escape

   Antonyms:
   have, go to, impinge on, run into, attend, strike, collide with, hit, feature

5. missverb

   feel or suffer from the lack of

   "He misses his mother"

   Synonyms:
   drop, omit, lose, neglect, leave out, overleap, pretermit, overlook, lack, escape

   Antonyms:
   run into, impinge on, attend, feature, collide with, strike, have, go to, hit

6. missverb

   fail to attend an event or activity

   "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week"

   Synonyms:
   drop, omit, lose, neglect, leave out, overleap, pretermit, overlook, lack, escape

   Antonyms:
   go to, have, attend, impinge on, run into, hit, feature, strike, collide with

7. neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleapverb

   leave undone or leave out

   "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"

   Synonyms:
   unload, overleap, dribble, lose, drip, vault, send packing, drop off, dismiss, drop down, sink, fail, dominate, fell, degenerate, deteriorate, look out over, leave off, lack, ignore, leave out, throw, cast, cut down, pretermit, put down, take out, devolve, expend, exclude, dangle, send away, set down, flatten, look across, swing, cast off, strike down, throw off, escape, neglect, overtop, command, except, drop, shake off, discharge, spend, overlook, knock off, look out on, throw away, disregard, shed, omit

   Antonyms:
   strike, go to, impinge on, collide with, hit, have, feature, attend, run into

8. missverb

   fail to reach or get to

   "She missed her train"

   Synonyms:
   drop, omit, lose, neglect, leave out, overleap, pretermit, overlook, lack, escape

   Antonyms:
   go to, collide with, attend, feature, impinge on, strike, have, hit, run into

9. miss, lackverb

   be without

   "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewelry box!"

   Synonyms:
   drop, omit, lose, neglect, leave out, overleap, pretermit, overlook, lack, escape

   Antonyms:
   feature, impinge on, attend, run into, strike, have, collide with, go to, hit

10. missverb

    fail to reach

    "The arrow missed the target"

    Synonyms:
    drop, omit, lose, neglect, leave out, overleap, pretermit, overlook, lack, escape

    Antonyms:
    feature, run into, strike, collide with, attend, have, hit, go to, impinge on

11. missverb

    be absent

    "The child had been missing for a week"

    Synonyms:
    drop, omit, lose, neglect, leave out, overleap, pretermit, overlook, lack, escape

    Antonyms:
    impinge on, run into, hit, strike, have, go to, feature, collide with, attend

12. miss, escapeverb

    fail to experience

    "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"

    Synonyms:
    get away, scat, break away, run away, leave out, bunk, get out, break loose, lose, get off, overlook, take to the woods, lack, overleap, scarper, fly the coop, drop, turn tail, run, omit, head for the hills, neglect, elude, hightail it, pretermit, get by, escape, lam

    Antonyms:
    strike, run into, have, go to, impinge on, collide with, attend, feature, hit

Matched Categories

1. • Avoid
   • Desire
   • Fail

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. missverb

   Synonyms:
   fail to hit, fail to reach, fail of hitting, fail of reaching

2. missverb

   Synonyms:
   lose, fail of finding

3. missverb

   Synonyms:
   forego, pass by, leave out, go without

4. missverb

   Synonyms:
   feel the want of, feel the loss of

5. missverb

   Synonyms:
   fail to hit, fall short, miss one's aim

6. missverb

   Synonyms:
   fail, miscarry, not succeed, come to nothing, end in smoke

7. missnoun

   Synonyms:
   mistake, error, blunder, slip, trip, oversight, failure, fault, lapse

8. missnoun

   Synonyms:
   girl, lass, LASSIE, maiden, damsel, maid, young lady

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. missnoun

   Synonyms:
   failure, miscarriage, omission, oversight, default, mistake, error

2. missverb

   Synonyms:
   fail, miscarry, skip, omit, overlook

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "miss":

   mademoiselle, mile, ms., mlle, ìiss, melle, uft, -miss, missy, missed, ms, lack, stewardess, grable, mrs., signorina, mesa, lose, meesa, lady, fraulein, fail, senorita, mrs

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1. Noah Petro:

   Unlike some astronomical events, there's not( a situation where) you've got to look at it this instant or else you miss it, there's really no moment that you have to be looking at it to maximize your enjoyment of the full moon. If it's cloudy and you don't want to be outside, just go one of the next nights.

2. Wayne Gretzky:

   You miss 100 of the shots you never take.

3. Black Elk:

   Grown men can learn from very little children for the hearts of little children are pure. Therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss.

4. Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia:

   Fortunately, I arrived just at that moment, picked her up and carried her back to Miss Eagar, who was still talking about Dreyfus.

5. Felicity Jones:

   Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave us hope, a public figure who stood for integrity and justice - a responsibility Ruth Bader Ginsburg did not wear lightly, ruth Bader Ginsburg will be missed not only as a beacon of light in these difficult times but for Ruth Bader Ginsburg razor sharp wit and extraordinary humanity. Ruth Bader Ginsburg taught us all so much. I will miss Ruth Bader Ginsburg deeply.