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

If that prediction misses, then manufacturers have little opportunity to change course. — Sally C. Pipes, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

If those issues linger and Willis misses time, the healthy group would be reduced to Dylan Edwards, Micah Johnson, John Kelly and Jack Reeves. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026

However, framing the board’s AI challenge as a technical knowledge gap alone misses the point. — David Ribott, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Vaakanainen, Iorio and Morrow are also eligible for waivers, so whoever misses the roster could get claimed by another club. — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

That backs up the extra point try 15 yards, and Brandon Aubrey misses. — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026

Warriors kicker Rodrigo Bigio misses another field goal and is slowed to get up. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Western Kentucky Midway through camp, Key looks like the next man in if either safety misses time. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2026

People are cost-conscious for different reasons, so a blanket promo misses much of the audience it was aimed at. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 10 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