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

Loudermilk, of course, misses the point of this monologue. —David O’Neill, New Yorker, 20 May 2026

Why Whataboutism Falls Flat This is why a common defense of these sectors misses the mark. —James Broughel, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

Burt Jones misses the final day of campaigning for jury duty. —Adam Beam, AJC.com, 19 May 2026

Alberto Iglesias’ Hitchcockian-sounding score however misses the mood this time, too big for the intimacy of this tale. —Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 May 2026

As a grandmother to Jason’s daughters, Wyatt (six), Elliotte (five), Bennett (three), and Finnley (one), Donna rarely misses a major milestone. —Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 18 May 2026

In a retirement account takeover, that could help flag suspicious money movement even if the recordkeeper misses the outgoing transfer. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026

Tracy said whether or not Mayer plays shortstop will depend on how much time Story misses. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 May 2026

If your former spouse misses payments, your credit takes the hit too. —Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026

Noun

The six swings-and-misses on his fastball represented a season high and indicated that the rest of his mix was playing up and keeping opposing hitters off balance. —Katie Woo, New York Times, 18 May 2026

Sasaki generated 18 swing-and-misses from the Angels, a big factor in his career-high strikeout total. —ABC News, 17 May 2026

The best leaders provide air cover, own the misses and coach individuals directly. —Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026

For a player whose career has always been defined by popularity, near-misses and unfinished major championship business, that’s more than enough to make the golf world pay attention again. —Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026

His slider got four swings and misses. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026

Deandre Ayton, who missed six of seven shots, had a couple of bad misses. —Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026

The Cavaliers went 0 for 11 from 3-point range in the fourth quarter, with Strus having four of the misses. —CBS News, 8 May 2026

The Sixers were satisfied with their shot selection in the fourth quarter — even as the misses piled up. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026