miss

I 1. verb

1)

the shot missed her by inches

Syn:

fail to hit, be/go wide of, fall short of

Ant:

hit

2)

Mandy missed the ball

Syn:

fail to catch, drop, fumble, bobble, fluff, flub, mishandle, screw up

Ant:

catch

3)

I've missed my bus

Syn:

be too late for, fail to catch/get

Ant:

catch

4)

I missed what you said

Syn:

fail to hear, mishear

5)

you can't miss the station

Syn:

fail to see/notice, overlook

Ant:

see, notice

6)

she never missed a class

Syn:

fail to attend, be absent from, play truant from, cut, skip

Ant:

attend

7)

don't miss this exciting opportunity!

Syn:

let slip, fail to take advantage of, let go, let pass, pass up

8)

I left early to miss rush hour

Syn:

avoid, beat, evade, escape, dodge, sidestep, elude, circumvent, steer clear of, find a way around, bypass

9)

she missed him when he was away

Syn:

pine for, yearn for, ache for, long for, long to see

2. noun

one hit and three misses

Syn:

failure, omission, slip, blunder, error, mistake

II noun

a lovely miss

Syn:

young woman, young lady, girl, schoolgirl, missy; Scottish lass, lassie; French mademoiselle; informal girlie, chick, doll, gal; literary maiden, maid, damsel; archaic wench