Synonyms of miss

miss 1 of 3

verb

ˈmis 

1

as in to skip

to fail to attend

had to miss work for a week because of the flu

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skip
• ignore
• blow off
• play hooky
• cut
• neglect
• pass over
• absent oneself

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attend
• show up (for)

2

as in to misunderstand

to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of

I think you're missing the point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misunderstand
• misread
• mistake
• misconstrue
• misinterpret
• misapprehend
• misperceive
• misjudge
• misknow
• misconceive
• misdeem
• mishear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• know
• see
• understand
• appreciate
• get
• catch
• perceive
• comprehend
• seize
• penetrate
• take in
• grasp
• apprehend
• make out
• fathom
• conceive
• grok
• savvy

3

as in to fail

to be unsuccessful

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fail
• collapse
• flop
• struggle
• fold
• bomb
• strike out
• flunk
• fall short
• tank
• flame out
• come to grief
• come up empty
• fall flat
• lay an egg
• wash out
• come a cropper
• die on the vine
• founder
• decline
• crater
• crash
• slip
• fall on one's face
• crumble
• slump
• flounder
• wane
• skid
• miscarry
• misfire
• go under
• sink
• implode
• self-destruct

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• go
• succeed
• deliver
• work out
• click
• go over
• come off
• cook
• thrive
• pan out
• flourish
• win
• prosper
• prevail
• triumph

miss

2 of 3

noun (1)

1

as in girl

a female person who has not yet reached adulthood

a talented young miss who wants to become a writer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• girl
• missy
• filly
• lass
• lassie
• sheila
• junior miss
• nymph
• teenybopper
• schoolgirl
• romp
• pixy
• pixie
• tomboy
• bobby-soxer
• subdebutante
• snip
• hoyden
• gamine

2

as in maiden

a young unmarried woman

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• girl
• maiden
• maid
• demoiselle
• damsel
• virgin
• sister
• ingénue
• deb
• filly
• debutante
• senhorita
• chit
• bird
• lass
• sheila
• ingenue
• lassie
• colleen
• senorita
• señorita
• mademoiselle

miss

3 of 3

noun (2)

as in disaster

something that has failed

a television season with far fewer hits than misses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disaster
• failure
• disappointment
• catastrophe
• bust
• bomb
• loser
• bummer
• fiasco
• washout
• mess
• flop
• lemon
• frost
• shipwreck
• debacle
• dud
• fizzle
• clinker
• clunker
• turkey
• has-been
• débâcle
• botch
• dog
• near miss
• hash
• also-ran
• shambles
• nonevent
• muddle
• nonstarter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hit
• success
• winner
• blockbuster
• smash
• phenomenon
• corker
• crackerjack
• crackajack
• dandy
• jim-dandy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of miss

Verb

Francine the calico cat is back home at a Lowe’s store in Virginia after going missing for a few weeks, hitching a ride on a truck that turned up at a sister facility in another state. —John Raby, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025

Datskovska regularly reports on not-to-miss Amazon sales and trending beauty products. —Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025

Noun

Topwater lures produced a couple of thrilling peacock hits from fish up to 4½ pounds, as well as a number of misses. —Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025

Amazon’s virtual aisles are still brimming with markdowns on travel essentials like sleek Travelpro luggage, can’t-miss Apple tech, and of course, fall fashion finds from Levi’s and The Gym People. —Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025

Phrases Containing miss

• hit or miss
• miss out on
• near miss