misses

Part of Speech:

All (3) Noun (1) Verb (2)

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failure n.
fail, make a mistake v.
want; feel a loss v.

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

Otherwise, if Samantha Morton misses for ‘The Odyssey,’ we ride at dawn.’”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Christine currently receives £241 and so just misses out.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Unlike fiction, however, real-life justice sometimes misses its mark.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

But that "no longer exists," he said, adding that he misses sitting outside with his friends at night -- an activity now considered dangerous due to prolonged power cuts and heightened insecurity.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

But he’s engaged in some sort of intense handshake thing with Nuah and misses the opportunity.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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