Synonyms of miss

miss 1 of 3

verb

ˈmis 

1

as in to skip

to fail to attend

had to miss work for a week because of the flu

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skip
• ignore
• blow off
• play hooky
• cut
• neglect
• pass over
• absent oneself

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attend
• show up (for)

2

as in to misunderstand

to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of

I think you're missing the point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misunderstand
• misread
• mistake
• misconstrue
• misinterpret
• misapprehend
• misperceive
• misjudge
• misknow
• misconceive
• misdeem
• mishear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• know
• see
• understand
• appreciate
• get
• catch
• perceive
• comprehend
• seize
• penetrate
• take in
• grasp
• apprehend
• make out
• fathom
• conceive
• grok
• savvy

3

as in to fail

to be unsuccessful

everyone knows that most of the new television series will miss and be gone before anyone notices

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fail
• collapse
• flop
• struggle
• fold
• bomb
• strike out
• flunk
• fall short
• tank
• flame out
• come to grief
• come up empty
• fall flat
• lay an egg
• wash out
• come a cropper
• die on the vine
• founder
• decline
• crater
• crash
• slip
• fall on one's face
• crumble
• slump
• flounder
• wane
• skid
• miscarry
• misfire
• go under
• sink
• implode
• self-destruct

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• go
• succeed
• deliver
• work out
• click
• go over
• come off
• cook
• thrive
• pan out
• flourish
• win
• prosper
• prevail
• triumph

miss

2 of 3

noun (1)

1

as in girl

a female person who has not yet reached adulthood

a talented young miss who wants to become a writer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• girl
• missy
• filly
• lass
• lassie
• sheila
• junior miss
• nymph
• teenybopper
• schoolgirl
• romp
• pixie
• tomboy
• bobby-soxer
• subdebutante
• snip
• hoyden
• gamine

2

as in maiden

a young unmarried woman

you should ask that young miss if she would like to dance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• girl
• maiden
• maid
• demoiselle
• damsel
• virgin
• sister
• deb
• filly
• debutante
• chit
• bird
• lass
• sheila
• ingenue
• lassie
• colleen
• senorita
• senhorita
• mademoiselle

miss

3 of 3

noun (2)

as in disaster

something that has failed

a television season with far fewer hits than misses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disaster
• failure
• disappointment
• catastrophe
• bust
• loser
• bomb
• bummer
• fiasco
• washout
• mess
• flop
• lemon
• frost
• shipwreck
• debacle
• dud
• fizzle
• clinker
• clunker
• turkey
• has-been
• botch
• dog
• near miss
• hash
• also-ran
• shambles
• muddle
• nonevent
• nonstarter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hit
• success
• winner
• blockbuster
• smash
• phenomenon
• corker
• crackerjack
• dandy
• jim-dandy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of miss

Verb

Eve had missed enough school days that the city declared her truant. —Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026

The Jazz were missing leading scorer Lauri Markkanen, Kevin Love and Brice Sensabaugh. —CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026

Noun

Brunson advances the ball to half court off of the Clippers’ game-opening miss and immediately shifts All-Star Kawhi Leonard with an in-and-out move that opens a clear path down the middle of the lane. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026

Venus will be an impossible-to-miss beacon to the west in a clear sky, while the moon will be a very thin crescent, possibly more difficult to spot than Venus! —Phil Plait, Scientific American, 8 Jan. 2026

Phrases Containing miss

• hit or miss
• miss out on
• near miss