Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun miss

3 senses of miss

Sense 1
girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille -- (a young woman; "a young lady of 18")
       => woman, adult female -- (an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted")

Sense 2
miss, misfire -- (a failure to hit (or meet or find etc))
       => failure -- (an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure")

Sense 3
Miss -- (a form of address for an unmarried woman)
       => title, title of respect, form of address -- (an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title")

Antonyms of verb miss

3 of 9 senses of miss

Sense 3
miss -- (fail to attend an event or activity; "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week")
       Antonym of attend (Sense 1)
      => attend, go to -- (be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?")

Sense 6
miss, lack -- (be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewelry box!")
       Antonym of have (Sense 2)
      => have, feature -- (have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France")

Sense 7
miss -- (fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target")
       Antonym of hit (Sense 2)
      => hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with -- (hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb miss

9 senses of miss

Sense 1
miss, lose -- (fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said")

Sense 2
miss -- (feel or suffer from the lack of; "He misses his mother")
       => desire, want -- (feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room")

Sense 3
miss -- (fail to attend an event or activity; "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week")
       => fail, neglect -- (fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account")

Sense 4
neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap -- (leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten")

Sense 5
miss -- (fail to reach or get to; "She missed her train")
       => fail, go wrong, miscarry -- (be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably")

Sense 6
miss, lack -- (be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewelry box!")

Sense 7
miss -- (fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target")

Sense 8
miss -- (be absent; "The child had been missing for a week")

Sense 9
miss, escape -- (fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane")
       => avoid -- (stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her")

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