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miss

The word “miss” has 1 syllable: miss

It's pronounced as /mɪs/

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In the thesaurus, “miss” has 117 synonyms and 45 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for miss along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for miss

Antonyms for miss

Meanings of miss

  • noun
    1. A failure to hit.
    2. A failure to obtain or accomplish.
    3. An act of avoidance (used with the verb give).
    4. The situation where an item is not found in a cache and therefore needs to be explicitly loaded.
    5. A title of respect for a young woman (usually unmarried) with or without a name used.
    6. An unmarried woman; a girl.
    7. A kept woman; a mistress.
    8. In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player.
  • verb
    1. To fail to hit.
    2. To fail to achieve or attain.
    3. To avoid; to escape.
    4. To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret.
    5. To fail to understand; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.
    6. To fail to attend.
    7. To be late for something (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.).
    8. To be wanting; to lack something that should be present.
    9. (said of a card) To fail to help the hand of a player.
    10. To fail to score (a goal).
    11. To go wrong; to err.
    12. To be absent, deficient, or wanting.

Example Sentences

  • I didn’t want to miss the beginning of the movie.
  • She will miss her friends when she moves to another city.
  • Don’t miss the opportunity to apply for the scholarship.
  • He tends to miss his train when he wakes up late.
  • You’ll miss out on the fun if you don’t join us.

On this page you'll find 162 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to miss, such as: absent oneself, also-ran, appreciate, apprehend, attend, bird, blockbuster.

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  • ban
  • bar
  • bilk
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  • circumvent
  • cold-shoulder
  • cut
  • debar
  • decline
  • deflect
  • despise
  • disdain
  • ditch
  • divert
  • dodge
  • double
  • duck
  • eliminate
  • elude
  • escape
  • eschew
  • evade
  • except
  • exclude
  • fight shy of
  • finesse
  • foil
  • fox
  • frustrate
  • get around
  • give a wide berth
  • give the runaround
  • have no part of
  • have nothing to do with
  • hide out
  • keep away from
  • miss
  • neglect
  • obviate
  • outfox
  • outsmart
  • outwit
  • overreach
  • palm off
  • parry
  • pass up
  • preclude
  • prevent
  • refuse
  • reject
  • rule out
  • scape
  • scorn
  • shake
  • shake off
  • shirk
  • shun
  • shy
  • skirt
  • snub
  • stall
  • stand aloof from
  • stay clear of
  • stay shy of
  • steer clear of
  • thwart
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