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Contexts ▼▲ Adjective No longer in possession Not present or included when expected or supposed to be Absent or not in attendance at a given place Excluded or left out Noun A person killed or injured in a war or accident The fact or quality of not being able to be found Deficiency in quantity or quality Verb Present participle for to feel regret or sadness at no longer being able to enjoy the presence of Present participle for to notice the loss or absence of Present participle for to fail to hit something aimed at Present participle for to fail to execute a skill Present participle for to not be able to experience or take advantage of (an opportunity or chance) Present participle for to fail to attend, or to play truant Present participle for to escape or avoid narrowly Present participle for to interpret erroneously, or to understand incorrectly Present participle for to fail to hear accurately Present participle for to be too late to catch (a passenger vehicle or the post) Present participle for to fail to see or notice … more ▼ ▲ Adjective ▲ No longer in possession lost misplaced mislaid astray disappeared hidden vanished unaccounted for nowhere to be found gone astray AWOL gone absent irrecoverable forgotten long-lost gone missing extinct irretrievable wayward invisible obscured out-of-place wiped out died out not present undiscoverable undetectable unlocatable disarranged unaccounted-for obliterated not able to be located unfindable strayed wandering out the window fallen between cracks cast away defunct bygone dead bypast expired departed nonextant done faded more ❯ “I'm late because I was looking for my keys that were missing.” Adjective ▲ Not present or included when expected or supposed to be lacking nonexistent deficient scarce wanting omitted removed short non-existent in short supply not included few and far between left out not to be found nowhere to be found not present left behind absent unavailable insufficient scant low poor too few too little not there inexistent vanished devoid with an insufficiency jejune lacking in wanting in with too few … with too little … inadequate limited sparse paltry tight rare failing slim negligible insubstantial few skimpy shy exiguous slender thin meagerUS scanty bereft meagreUK destitute measly not enough short on low on short-handed hard to find at a premium not to be had like gold dust hard to come by not to be had for love nor money scarcer than hen's teeth more ❯ “One thing that is definitely missing from the film is any semblance of intelligent dialog.” Adjective ▲ Absent or not in attendance at a given place absent away gone out unavailable AWOL not present disappeared absent without leave not here elsewhere truant MIA missing in action off not at home astray abroad vanished lost in action not there in absentia absent from duty nonattendant outside not in gone away away from home removed absconding wanted deserting in other places at another place in another place somewhere else at a different place in a different place on vacation on holiday withdrawn lost displaced split flown decamped lacking taken leave moved out out the window taken a powder not a sign of non-attending run-off skiving A.W.O.L. hooky no-show playing hooky skipping school cutting class on leave not working off duty not at work free idle not on duty having a break not employed at leisure wagging nobody home bunking off more ❯ “The manager has a bad habit of being missing when he's most needed.” Adjective ▲ Excluded or left out omitted excluded overlooked neglected forgotten absent deleted erased expunged precluded left out ignored unnoticed disregarded unheeded discounted snubbed flouted passed over unrecognizedUS unremarked unrecognisedUK unconsidered undetected unobserved unseen unsung unappreciated unheard unperceived undiscovered glossed over missed unnoted untaken marginalizedUS marginalisedUK discarded unheralded unattended blown over of no interest parade passed someone by slipped one's mind fallen between the cracks washed-up unserved shunned underestimated scorned undervalued unremembered unrespected hidden secret inconspicuous unobtrusive dismissed evaded depreciated disdained deferred passed by winked at pushed aside uncared-for under the radar tossed aside out in the cold Noun ▲ A person killed or injured in a war or accident casualty fatality victim loss dead prey death mortality killed martyr target wounded person dead person injured person death toll dead and injured dead and wounded missing in action MIA deceased sufferer injured party quarry kill departed cadaver corpse injured wounded passing disaster tragedy accident mia loser slaughter calamity catastrophe demise fatal accident number wounded number dead number killed loss of life Noun ▲ The fact or quality of not being able to be found lostness disappearance misplacement Noun ▲ Deficiency in quantity or quality short of lacking wanting insufficiency lack scarcity minus deficient in short on wanting in with an insufficiency of with too few … with too little … lacking in low on in need of Verb ▲ Present participle for to feel regret or sadness at no longer being able to enjoy the presence of needing wanting lacking craving desiring hungering for longing for pining for wishing for yearning for aching for grieving for feeling nostalgic for longing to see regretting the loss of feeling the loss of regretting the absence of longingly remembering “I have not seen him since late last year, and I really miss the little devil.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to notice the loss or absence of noticing the absence of noticing the loss of finding missing “He's a wealthy man who will barely miss the pocket change.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to fail to hit something aimed at avoiding misfiring overshooting undershooting failing to hit falling short of going wide of “He would miss the target by a fair margin with his shot.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to fail to execute a skill fluffing fumbling bungling failing dropping slipping whiffing misfielding mishandling mishitting mistiming tripping up erring on falling flat on face with “Mandy would miss the catch and decided to fling the ball back rather crossly instead.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to not be able to experience or take advantage of (an opportunity or chance) forfeiting foregoing overlooking blowing losing neglecting skipping disregarding ignoring mislaying misplacing blundering botching flubbing miscarrying muffing averting slighting letting pass letting go of passing up failing at failing to grasp failing to seize failing to take leaving out letting slip losing out on tripping up passing on dropping the ball failing to take advantage of failing to spot falling short of “Marshall was determined not to miss his once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to fail to attend, or to play truant skipping cutting bludging blowing off failing to attend skiving off absenting oneself from taking French leave from playing truant from “Is there a good reason you decided to miss your appointment earlier today?” Verb ▲ Present participle for to escape or avoid narrowly avoiding beating escaping cheating dodging ducking eluding evading skirting bypassing circumventing sidestepping getting round getting around steering clear of keeping clear of finding a way round staying away from giving a wide berth to “We would miss the heavy traffic by leaving early.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to interpret erroneously, or to understand incorrectly misunderstanding misapprehending misconstruing misinterpreting miscomprehending misconceiving misknowing misperceiving misreading confounding confusing misjudging misreckoning mistaking miscalculating failing to appreciate not registering taking wrongly “As if to further demonstrate his fatuousness, he would miss the whole point of the discussion.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to fail to hear accurately mishearing misunderstanding failing to hear failing to take in hearing wrong not getting getting wrong picking up wrong “I would miss most of what he was trying to say because of his thick accent.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to be too late to catch (a passenger vehicle or the post) failing to catch failing to get “Make sure you get to the airport early so you don't miss your flight.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to fail to see or notice overlooking overpassing skipping disregarding forgetting overshooting failing to see failing to notice skipping over failing to observe failing to spot letting pass letting slip passing over “You can't miss the station because it's so big.” Find more words! 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