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Adjective missing has 2 senses

lacking, missing, nonexistent, wanting - not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book"
Antonym: present (indirect, via absent)
missing - not able to be found; "missing in action"; "a missing person"
Antonym: found (indirect, via lost)

Verb miss has 9 senses

miss, lose - fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
miss - feel or suffer from the lack of; "He misses his mother"
--₂ is one way to desire, want
Sample sentence:
They miss moving
miss - fail to attend an event or activity; "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week"
--₃ is one way to fail, neglect
Antonyms: attend, go to
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap - leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
miss - fail to reach or get to; "She missed her train"
--₅ is one way to fail, go wrong, miscarry

Derived form: noun miss₂
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
miss, lack - be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!"
Antonyms: have, feature
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
miss - fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target"
Antonyms: hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with

Derived form: noun miss₂
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
miss - be absent; "The child had been missing for a week"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
miss, escape - fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
--₉ is one way to avoid
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody