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

3 of 3

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

But for the short-term, Maurice appears open to seeing how that line produces if Barkov misses time. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

In other words, my comparison of FEWOCiOUS to Peter Saul probably misses the point. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Payroll growth has averaged 80,000 a month in 2026 but has been erratic, from the loss of 156,000 jobs in February to growth of 214,000 the following month, with hits and misses in between. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026

Reese gets credit in that comparison when a teammate forces a difficult shot or an opponent simply misses an open one. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026

First, as the teenagers squabble about whether to follow him, Greene’s character misses his line. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Travelers should take the all aboard time seriously, too, because anyone who misses that final cutoff risks being left behind. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026

There’s a second issue the sustainability conversation misses. — Mikko Karkkainen, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

If Hall misses time, Braelon Allen is expected to take over as the starting running back. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Noun

Her camera has recorded all of them, including near-misses like an out-of-control van flying airborne across the grassy divider between the house and Route 30. — Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

These are the awful misses, with the goal gaping, that can define a match and sometimes colour an entire career. — Amitai Winehouse, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

According to data released Tuesday, the results also amount to a re-assuring victory for AstraZeneca, which is known for its metronomic success in trials but has seen some notable misses in recent months, most dramatically with a heart disease drug. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 Sep. 2026

Are the misses spread thinly, or concentrated on particular patients? — David Talby, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

The Dyson Ball Animal 3 is specifically geared towards homes with big misses and pets. — Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

The same night turned sour when Butker doinked an extra point pushed back to 43 yards by a penalty and later pushed a 43-yard field goal wide right, back-to-back misses that swung the game to the Buccaneers. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2026

Grazing occultations and weird eclipses Near-misses in astronomy occur when things do not perfectly align as seen from Earth. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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