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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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The more urgent question is whether current testing misses people whose brains are already affected despite "normal" results.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Lewandowski misses out on World Cup - who else won't be there?

From BBC • May 21, 2026

To avoid any quarrels, I suggest timing any stock sale, with the beneficiaries’ cooperation, so that no one inadvertently misses out on a dividend payment.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

But at least for now, an AI agent typically doesn’t know hotel or tour availability or live prices, and it often misses lots of activities, attractions and properties.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

And then she added, “I think she misses you.”

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller