Antonyms for miss


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : mis
Phonetic Transcription : mɪs


Definition of miss

Origin :
  • Old English missan "fail to hit, miss (a mark); fail in what was aimed at; escape (someone's notice)," influenced by Old Norse missa "to miss, to lack;" both from Proto-Germanic *missjan "to go wrong" (cf. Old Frisian missa, Middle Dutch, Dutch missen, German missen "to miss, fail"), from *missa- "in a changed manner," hence "abnormally, wrongly," from PIE root *mei- "to change" (root of mis- (1); see mutable). Related: Missed; missing.
  • Meaning "to fail to get what one wanted" is from mid-13c. Sense of "to escape, avoid" is from 1520s; that of "to perceive with regret the absence or loss of (something or someone)" is from late 15c. Sense of "to not be on time for" is from 1823; to miss the boat in the figurative sense of "be too late for" is from 1929, originally nautical slang. To miss out (on) "fail to get" is from 1929.
  • noun failure
  • verb fail, make a mistake
  • verb want; feel a loss
Example sentences :
  • Miss Avice won't be down, sir, and I'm to fetch her up a pot of coffee, sir.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • So small was it that to have gone a few feet to either side would have been to miss it.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Miss Milbrey wondered somewhat; but her mind was easy, for her resolution had been taken.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Miss Milbrey nodded encouragement, seeming to chuckle inwardly.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • For young Bines, after dinner, fell in love with Miss Milbrey all over again.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Miss Bines and young Milbrey were already on excellent terms.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • At Percival's suggestion of a walk, Miss Milbrey was delighted.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Miss Milbrey had put herself bravely in the path of Destiny.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Miss Milbrey disunited the chatting couple with swiftness and aplomb.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Percival and Miss Milbrey, on the other hand, were doing badly.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Synonyms for miss

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