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verb

ˈmis How to pronounce miss (audio)
Definition of missnext
1
as in to skip
to fail to attend had to miss work for a week because of the flu

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2
as in to misunderstand
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of I think you're missing the point

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as in to fail
to be unsuccessful everyone knows that most of the new television series will miss and be gone before anyone notices

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miss

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noun (1)

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as in girl
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood a talented young miss who wants to become a writer

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as in maiden
a young unmarried woman you should ask that young miss if she would like to dance

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miss

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noun (2)

as in disaster
something that has failed a television season with far fewer hits than misses

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Recent Examples of miss
Verb
Massive meat-eating coconut crabs are posing an unusual challenge for the team searching for Amelia Earhart's missing plane on the remote Pacific island of Nikumaroro. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Filling Tile Seams With Caulk To replace missing or chipped grout, many homeowners use caulk. — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
Lovato is no stranger to bold footwear choices, the star often opting for impossible-to-miss shoes for her red carpet looks. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 With such a volume of ever-new dishes, will there be a few misses among the hits? — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for miss
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miss
  1. skip
  2. misunderstand
  3. fail
  4. girl
  5. maiden
  6. disaster
  7. collapse
  8. missy
Verb
  • Yet when the conversation turns to race, many people skip that step entirely.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Littley and Pittman both suggest skipping the rinse for risotto, noting that the starch helps make the dish creamy.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of skip
Verb
  • That’s also another beat in the documentary where Evans and Holmes seem to misread or misunderstand popular culture, humor, or art.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Reward prediction error reflects a discrepancy in the outcome or goal and, in the NVA system, can indicate that the AI has misunderstood what the person ultimately wanted.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of misunderstand
Verb
  • Because Tesla’s bylaws count abstentions as votes against, the measure failed, Bloomberg reported.
    — Heather Occhino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In its ruling, the court said the parent group had failed to show Asian American students were harmed, because they were still being admitted at higher rates than the applicant pool.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of fail
Noun
  • Such laws would require third-party audits of social media algorithms to identify any harmful patterns, such as serving eating-disorder content to young girls more than to other groups.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Two identical 64-year-old twins, both mid-sized, appeared alongside a zany mix of punky, straight and mid-size girls.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of girl
Noun
  • So, about a year into his professional career, Brennan had already earned a PGA Tour membership, and less than a year on from that maiden victory, he's earned two more wins.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.
    — Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of maiden
Noun
  • Faizi said ambulances and disaster management personnel arrived from a nearby facility within five minutes of being alerted.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • For example, largely because of the environmental disaster that is Weikuang Dam, the country doesn’t permit the development or operation of stand-alone monazite mines—that is, mines where nothing is mined except monazite ore.
    — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of disaster
Verb
  • Flames engulfed the 19th-century City Hall in the city of Limoges, in central France, causing its roof to collapse and nearly destroying the building.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The students who stepped forward when their teacher collapsed playing basketball in Michigan illustrate what becomes possible when CPR skills are taught before they are needed.
    — Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • Judges will pick the best ones and the winning master and missy will get free ice cream for a year from Ferch's Malt Shoppe & Grille, receive other prizes and will get to ride in two village parades, Ouellette said.
    — Jane Ford-Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2018
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“Miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miss. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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