miss

something that has failed a television season with far fewer hits than misses Synonyms bomb, bummer, bust, catastrophe, clinker, clunker, debacle (also débâcle), disaster, dud, fiasco, fizzle, flop, frost, lemon, loser, miss, shipwreck, turkey, washoutRelated Words also-ran, disappointment, dog, has-been, near miss; botch, hash, mess, muddle, shambles; nonevent; nonstarterNear Antonyms corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), dandy, jim-dandy, phenomenonAntonyms blockbuster, hit, smash, success, winner

1 to fail to attend had to miss work for a week because of the flu Synonyms blow off, cut, skipRelated Words ignore, neglect, pass overAntonyms attend, show up (for)

2 to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of I think you're missing the point Synonyms misapprehend, misconstrue, misinterpret, misknow, misperceive, misread, misunderstand, mistakeRelated Words misconceive, misdeem, misjudge; mishearAntonyms appreciate, apprehend, catch, comprehend, conceive, fathom, get, grasp, grok, know, make out, penetrate, perceive, savvy, see, seize, take in, understand

3 to be unsuccessful everyone knows that most of the new television series will miss and be gone before anyone notices Synonyms bomb, collapse, crater, flame out, flop, flunk, fold, founder, fail, strike out, tank, wash outRelated Words flounder, struggle; decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane; crash, crumble, miscarry, misfire; go under; implode, self-destructNear Antonyms cook, flourish, prosper, thrive; prevail, triumph, winAntonyms click, come off, deliver, go, go over, pan out, succeed, work out