miss

Definition for miss

noun as in failure

Strong matches

absence, blunder, default, defect, error, fault, loss, mishap, mistake, omission, oversight, slip, want

verb as in fail, make a mistake

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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 matches

be late for, drop the ball, fall flat on face, fall short, let go, let slip, pass over, pass up, trip up

verb as in want; feel a loss

Strong matches

crave, desire, long, need, pine, wish, yearn

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England showed plenty of endeavour in defence but Ben Earl missed a really important tackle on Damian de Allende and their backline looked out of sync, like a bar chart at school.

From BBC

One suggestion is that the penalties car makers have to pay for missing the targets should be reduced, the BBC understands.

From BBC

“The coach was missing a goalie,” Friedman said.

From Los Angeles Times

Hojgaard was forced to be aggressive in reply, but the Dane narrowly missed a birdie putt on the 18th - relieving the pressure on McIlroy who holed his own birdie attempt to seal the win.

From BBC

The independent report published last week found inaction from the Church was a "missed opportunity" to bring Smyth to justice before his death in 2018.

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