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missing

[mis-ing] / ˈmɪs ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
gone, absent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
away lost removed
STRONG
disappeared lacking mislaid misplaced omitted short wanting
WEAK
AWOL astray left behind left out not present nowhere to be found unaccounted for
Antonyms
STRONG
adequate enough sufficient
WEAK
found here present

Example Sentences

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Magyar has spoken of Hungary being robbed bare, with billions going missing in state contracts and corruption taking place on an industrial scale.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Critics of tokenmaxxing are missing the point she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

But that turned out to account for only about 10% of the missing water.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

What are the chances that one or both start missing months?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

He knew it was just a prank—it had to be—but for just a second, staring at those words, You are one of the missing, he’d almost believed them.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix