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

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misses

The match went to penalties which, after misses by David Batty and Paul Ince, Argentina prevailed in, before being knocked out themselves in the next round by the Netherlands.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

“It’s not unusual to see phase III trials fail, but AstraZeneca has had far more hits than misses so far this year,” Coatsworth says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

This creates an investment angle that most coverage misses.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

This is useful in finding out large-scale patterns, but misses the finer details needed to understand how populations evolve.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026

Helmuth misses the comfort of his grandparents next door, their quiet flat where he doesn't feel as though he's holding his breath, where he can escape to do his homework in peace.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti