Synonyms of missing

missing 1 of 2

adjective

ˈmi-siŋ 

1

as in lost

no longer possessed

the missing socks turned up in the dog's special hiding place

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lost
• gone
• misplaced
• forgotten
• mislaid
• absent
• unknown
• irretrievable
• irrecoverable
• castaway

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retained
• possessed
• owned
• loved
• valued
• protected
• treasured
• prized
• cherished

2

as in absent

not present or in evidence

any sense of how real people talk and act is missing from this novel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• absent
• lacking
• lost
• extinct
• wanting
• nonexistent
• vanished
• done
• inadequate
• departed
• insufficient
• sparse
• over
• obsolete
• dead
• expired
• finished
• defunct
• rare
• scarce
• perished
• uncommon
• lapsed
• passé

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• present
• active
• alive
• existent
• current
• living
• thriving
• going
• common
• apparent
• obvious
• prevailing
• prevalent
• evident
• animate
• conspicuous
• plain
• uncanceled

3

as in out

not at a certain place

our church organist is missing this morning, so we'll have to sing without her accompaniment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• out
• absent
• gone
• away
• retired
• truant
• departed
• AWOL
• abroad
• vacationing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• present
• here
• in
• participating
• attending
• accompanying

missing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of miss

1

as in skipping

to fail to attend

had to miss work for a week because of the flu

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skipping
• ignoring
• blowing off
• playing hooky
• cutting
• neglecting
• absenting oneself
• passing over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attending
• showing up (for)

2

as in misunderstanding

to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of

I think you're missing the point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misunderstanding
• misreading
• mistaking
• misinterpreting
• misconstruing
• misperceiving
• misapprehending
• misknowing
• misjudging
• misconceiving
• misdeeming
• mishearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• getting
• knowing
• seeing
• understanding
• catching
• seizing
• grasping
• appreciating
• perceiving
• penetrating
• apprehending
• comprehending
• taking in
• making out
• conceiving
• savvying
• fathoming
• grokking

3

as in failing

to be unsuccessful

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• failing
• collapsing
• flopping
• struggling
• folding
• bombing
• striking out
• flunking
• foundering
• falling short
• coming up empty
• declining
• falling flat
• flaming out
• tanking
• laying an egg
• crashing
• washing out
• cratering
• coming to grief
• slipping
• dying on the vine
• coming a cropper
• floundering
• crumbling
• falling on one's face
• slumping
• waning
• sinking
• skidding
• misfiring
• going under
• miscarrying
• imploding
• self-destructing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• going
• succeeding
• delivering
• clicking
• working out
• going over
• coming off
• cooking
• thriving
• flourishing
• prospering
• winning
• panning out
• prevailing
• triumphing

Examples of missing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Impact Plastics expressed sympathy for the missing and deceased workers but stated that workers were given time to leave the factory. —Doc Louallen, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024

Impact Plastics has expressed sympathy for the missing and deceased workers but said in a statement that workers were given time to leave the factory. —Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024

One day, a group of senior executives arrived at a boardroom and found that the CEO was uncharacteristically missing. —Michael Morris, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024

The family of a 47-year-old man who went missing last week while camping in California has located his cat and two dogs as the search for him continues. —David Chiu, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024