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

This was far from the only call Cembalest got right, as he reviewed both his hits and misses in a new research note published on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

These devotees keep him updated if he misses one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

The reader thus misses the ability to see what Muratov painstakingly describes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

"He misses his family... but also his friends, his country of birth," Owens explained.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

I send it to the pilot, who is tired and who misses his family.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King