" missing "

1: no longer possessed;

  * e.g., " ... the missing socks turned up in the dog's special hiding place "

•  Synonyms : 

•  gone,

•  lost,

•  mislaid,

•  misplaced

•  Antonyms : 

•  owned,

•  possessed,

•  retained

2: not present or in evidence;

  * e.g., " ... any sense of how real people talk and act is missing from this novel "

•  Synonyms : 

•  absent,

•  lacking,

•  nonexistent,

•  wanting

•  Antonyms : 

•  existent,

•  present

3: not at a certain place;

  * e.g., " ... our church organist is missing this morning, so we'll have to sing without her accompaniment "

•  Synonyms : 

•  absent,

•  away,

•  out

•  Antonyms : 

•  here,

•  in,

•  present

1: to fail to attend;

  * e.g., " ... had to miss work for a week because of the flu "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blowing off,

•  cutting,

•  skipping

•  Antonyms : 

•  attending,

•  showing up (for)

2: to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of;

  * e.g., " ... I think you're missing the point "

•  Synonyms : 

•  misapprehending,

•  misconstruing,

•  misinterpreting,

•  misknowing,

•  misperceiving,

•  misreading,

•  mistaking,

•  misunderstanding

•  Antonyms : 

•  appreciating,

•  apprehending,

•  catching,

•  comprehending,

•  conceiving,

•  fathoming,

•  getting,

•  grasping,

•  grokking,

•  knowing,

•  making out,

•  penetrating,

•  perceiving,

•  savvying,

•  seeing,

•  seizing,

•  taking in,

•  understanding

3: to be unsuccessful;

  * e.g., " ... everyone knows that most of the new television series will miss and be gone before anyone notices "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bombing,

•  collapsing,

•  cratering,

•  failing,

•  flaming out,

•  flopping,

•  flunking,

•  folding,

•  foundering,

•  striking out,

•  tanking,

•  washing out

•  Antonyms : 

•  clicking,

•  coming off,

•  delivering,

•  going,

•  going over,

•  panning out,

•  succeeding,

•  working out

1: to fail to attend;

  * e.g., " ... had to miss work for a week because of the flu "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blow off,

•  cut,

•  skip

•  Antonyms : 

•  attend,

•  show up (for)

2: to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of;

  * e.g., " ... I think you're missing the point "

•  Synonyms : 

•  misapprehend,

•  misconstrue,

•  misinterpret,

•  misknow,

•  misperceive,

•  misread,

•  mistake,

•  misunderstand

•  Antonyms : 

•  appreciate,

•  apprehend,

•  catch,

•  comprehend,

•  conceive,

•  fathom,

•  get,

•  grasp,

•  grok,

•  know,

•  make out,

•  penetrate,

•  perceive,

•  savvy,

•  see,

•  seize,

•  take in,

•  understand

3: to be unsuccessful;

  * e.g., " ... everyone knows that most of the new television series will miss and be gone before anyone notices "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bomb,

•  collapse,

•  crater,

•  fail,

•  flame out,

•  flop,

•  flunk,

•  fold,

•  founder,

•  strike out,

•  tank,

•  wash out

•  Antonyms : 

•  click,

•  come off,

•  deliver,

•  go,

•  go over,

•  pan out,

•  succeed,

•  work out

1: as in leaving (out), excluding;

•  Synonyms : 

•  excluding,

•  leaving (out),

•  omitting,

•  banning,

•  barring,

•  debarring,

•  precluding,

•  preventing,

•  prohibiting,

•  denying,

•  refusing,

•  rejecting,

•  eliminating,

•  excepting,

•  ruling out,

•  losing,

•  mislaying,

•  misplacing

•  Antonyms : 

•  carrying,

•  comprehending,

•  containing,

•  embracing,

•  encompassing,

•  entailing,

•  including,

•  involving,

•  numbering,

•  subsuming,

•  taking in,

•  comprising,

•  consisting (of),

•  bracketing

1: to move forward along a course;

  * e.g., " ... everything is going according to our plans "

•  Synonyms : 

•  advance,

•  come,

•  come along,

•  do,

•  fare,

•  forge,

•  get along,

•  get on,

•  go along,

•  go off,

•  march,

•  pace,

•  proceed,

•  progress

•  Antonyms : 

•  remain,

•  stand,

•  stay,

•  stop

2: to leave a place often for another;

  * e.g., " ... will go on vacation at the end of the year "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bail,

•  bail out,

•  begone,

•  book,

•  bugger off,

•  bug off,

•  bug out,

•  buzz (off),

•  clear off,

•  clear out,

•  cut out,

•  depart,

•  dig out,

•  exit,

•  get,

•  get off,

•  go off,

•  move,

•  pack (up or off),

•  part,

•  peel off,

•  pike (out or off),

•  pull out,

•  push off,

•  push on,

•  quit,

•  run along,

•  sally (forth),

•  scarper,

•  shove (off),

•  step (along),

•  take off,

•  vamoose,

•  walk out

•  Antonyms : 

•  arrive,

•  come,

•  show up,

•  turn up

3: to be fitting or proper;

  * e.g., " ... at Mardi Gras, just about anything goes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  befit,

•  beseem,

•  do,

•  fit,

•  serve,

•  suit

•  Antonyms : 

•  differ (from),

•  disagree (with)

1: to have a price of;

  * e.g., " ... those cars go for $25,000 "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bring,

•  cost,

•  fetch,

•  run,

•  sell (for)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage;

  * e.g., " ... when the sales representative refused to help us, we went to the store manager "

•  Synonyms : 

•  consult,

•  refer (to),

•  resort (to),

•  turn (to)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to miss the opportunity or obligation;

  * e.g., " ... She did her work in a hurry, not wanting to miss out on her friend's birthday dinner. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  failing,

•  forgetting,

•  neglecting,

•  omitting

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to miss the opportunity or obligation;

  * e.g., " ... She did her work in a hurry, not wanting to miss out on her friend's birthday dinner. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fail,

•  forget,

•  neglect,

•  omit

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)