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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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“We have managers and leaders that are missing mission critical work to go listen to ‘Pulp Fiction’ quotes,” the source said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

And even as markets started to reverse, they stayed “staunchly bearish,” missing the rally, he added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Roo's mysterious case was also being reviewed by teams at Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Children and it was a chance phone call with one endocrinologist there that provided the missing piece of the puzzle.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“To me, I think that we’re right around where we want to be on the labor side, but we’re still persistently missing on that inflation side.”

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

These only served to remind Maggie of what she was missing.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock