Synonyms of misses

misses 1 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of miss

1

as in skips

to fail to attend

had to miss work for a week because of the flu

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skips
• ignores
• blows off
• neglects
• cuts
• plays hooky
• passes over
• absents oneself

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attends
• shows up (for)

2

as in misunderstands

to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of

I think you're missing the point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misunderstands
• misreads
• misconstrues
• misinterprets
• misapprehends
• mistakes
• misperceives
• misjudges
• misknows
• misconceives
• misdeems
• mishears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knows
• sees
• gets
• understands
• catches
• appreciates
• perceives
• penetrates
• seizes
• grasps
• comprehends
• conceives
• apprehends
• makes out
• takes in
• groks
• savvies
• fathoms

3

as in fails

to be unsuccessful

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fails
• collapses
• flops
• struggles
• bombs
• folds
• flunks
• strikes out
• tanks
• flames out
• falls short
• comes to grief
• lays an egg
• founders
• declines
• comes up empty
• falls flat
• washes out
• comes a cropper
• craters
• crashes
• dies on the vine
• slips
• flounders
• slumps
• crumbles
• skids
• falls on one's face
• wanes
• misfires
• sinks
• miscarries
• implodes
• goes under
• self-destructs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• succeeds
• goes
• delivers
• works out
• clicks
• goes over
• comes off
• thrives
• flourishes
• wins
• cooks
• prevails
• pans out
• prospers
• triumphs

misses

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noun (1)

plural of miss

1

as in girls

a female person who has not yet reached adulthood

a talented young miss who wants to become a writer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• girls
• missies
• fillies
• lasses
• junior misses
• lassies
• sheilas
• nymphs
• romps
• teenyboppers
• bobby-soxers
• pixies
• hoydens
• schoolgirls
• snips
• subdebutantes
• tomboys
• gamines

2

as in maidens

a young unmarried woman

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• girls
• maidens
• maids
• demoiselles
• damsels
• sisters
• virgins
• debutantes
• birds
• fillies
• debs
• chits
• lasses
• colleens
• ingenues
• senhoritas
• lassies
• sheilas
• senoritas
• mademoiselles

misses

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noun (2)

plural of miss

as in disasters

something that has failed

a television season with far fewer hits than misses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disasters
• failures
• disappointments
• bombs
• losers
• flops
• busts
• catastrophes
• frosts
• shipwrecks
• lemons
• washouts
• duds
• fiascoes
• messes
• clinkers
• debacles
• fizzles
• clunkers
• turkeys
• bummers
• dogs
• botches
• near misses
• muddles
• shambles
• hashes
• nonevents
• has-beens
• also-rans
• nonstarters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hits
• successes
• winners
• smashes
• blockbusters
• phenomena
• corkers
• dandies
• crackerjacks
• jim-dandies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misses

Verb

Yes, Thom is in the cult, or at the very least, Riders of the Afterlife–curious, a development that doesn’t track at all but does give him another opportunity to express that he’s broken and misses his dad. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

If Tyson misses sigificant time and the Saints offense takes a leap, Olave could have an even higher ceiling. — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

The team misses saving Joe, and viewers were given one of the most shocking scenes in the history of the series. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Sure enough, Smack misses wide left from 40 while making two from 33 and 43. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

L’Agence’s offering always delivers head-turning pieces, grounded by crisp shirting that never misses. — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026

But that misses the delight Arzner took in her stars and in the backlot drama of the studios. — Anne E. Fernald, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Big misses in the recent Michigan and Wisconsin Democratic primaries left some proclaiming (again) that no one should trust the polls. — Henry Olsen, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026

That trust is why the program reaches people the health care system misses — and why the interventions stick. — David Greenfield, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

Noun

The collection of minor hits and near-misses from the 1960s blended rough edges and euphoric hooks. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026

His 20 swings-and-misses in Saturday’s seven innings eclipsed his previous high (14) by a sizable margin. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

After connecting from 69 yards earlier in the night, Harrison Butler’s back-to-back misses — a doinked extra point from 42 after a holding penalty and a push in the fourth quarter from 43 — made for the difference. — Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026

While the latest poll is good news for el Sayed, there have been recent polling misses in certain races. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026

Durkin went 21-for-22 from less than 50 yards out, for those scared by Trey Smack’s 30-yard misses. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

Waist circumference, for instance, can provide information BMI misses, particularly about abdominal fat. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

Hong's stunning loss to the more moderate Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley is the latest in a string of massive polling misses in primary contests for the 2026 midterm elections. — Garrett Downs,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

When a metric misses, the discussion should focus on the cause, the decision required and the owner of the corrective action—not on producing a more elaborate explanation. — Basant Singh, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026