to miss

Examples

• All

• I was supposed to catch everything, and I missed it.

  Fly Me to the Moon (2024)

• You missed all the excitement.

  The Front Page (1974)

• I went to reach for it, but I missed and fell.

• And I said, when I miss my target, fire me, right?

  Mulligan Brothers Interviews

• Then I'm more likely to miss the free throw.

  Ed Mylett

• The bombs missed by hundreds of yards.

• So I'm watching him very closely but missed the open goal as well.

• I had never had great aim in my life and I've missed quite a few embarrassing balls.

• Without a sharp acceleration in the rate of progress, many countries will miss the sanitation target.

  Academic text (2008)

• Most participants "skimmed" the text and missed the insert regardless of its location.

  Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

M

to miss the mark

vsto miss

14 5.5

Fail to do what you meant to do

is the literal action of failing to hit, reach, catch, or make contact

W

to whiff

vsto miss

• Jargon

3 7.0

To swing and miss in sports, especially baseball

is the general term for failing to hit, reach, or make contact

U

to undershoot

vsto miss

1 6.3

Fail to reach a target by falling short

is broader, applying to any failure to hit, reach, catch, or make contact

Antonyms

H

to hit

∞ 1.0

To strike someone or something with force

C

to catch

∞ 1.0

To take hold of a moving person or thing to stop it

R

to reach

∞ 1.0

Stretch out to touch or get something that is far

Idioms

S

swing and a miss

• Informal

3 7.0

An attempt that fails to get the result you wanted

B

blink-and-you-miss-it

• Informal

8.3

Very short and easy to miss if you do not look closely

Phrasal Verbs

M

to miss out

176 3.6

Lose the chance to enjoy something good

M

to miss an opportunity

14 2.8

Fail to use a chance to do something you want

M

to miss the mark

14 5.5

Fail to do what you meant to do

M

to miss the bus

14 3.8

Fail to get on a bus before it leaves or lose an important chance

M

to miss a deadline

2 3.6

Fail to hand in work by the agreed time

M

to miss the memo

2 7.5

Do not know important information because you were not told

M

to miss a call

2 1.6

Fail to answer a phone call before it stops ringing

M

to miss a flight

1 2.7

To fail to get on a plane because you arrive late

M

to miss the update

3.3

Fail to get the latest information

G

to give a miss

• UK

7.3

Decide not to go to an event or activity

Compounds

N

near miss

14 3.7

A time when a crash nearly happens but is avoided

M

Miss Right

• Informal

3 6.7

A woman who is the perfect partner for a romantic relationship

H

hit-or-miss

• Informal

3 6.9

Sometimes works well and sometimes fails depending on luck

M

Miss Priss

• Offensive

1 9.9

A person who cares too much about being proper and polite

I

inner Miss Piggy

• Informal

9.9

A confident, showy way of acting to feel bold and dramatic

How Accurate

to hit

∞ 1.0

to graze

31 3.7

to miss

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology