missed

verb

past tense of miss
1
as in skipped
to fail to attend had to miss work for a week because of the flu

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2
as in misunderstood
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of I think you're missing the point

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3
as in failed
to be unsuccessful everyone knows that most of the new television series will miss and be gone before anyone notices

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Recent Examples of missed Isbel has missed nearly two months with plantar fasciitis in his left foot. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026 Offensive lineman Jager Burton (hamstring) also missed practice, while Kraft (knee) and guard Aaron Banks (nee/management) both practiced. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Reus missed big chunks of the campaign with knee and hamstring injuries. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 31 July 2026 The students missed the deadline to either pay tuition or make a payment arrangement. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 31 July 2026 The sophomore back missed spring camp and his return has provided a big boost to the offense. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026 The Heat, which last season missed the playoffs for the first time since 2019, will begin next season with a roster led by Bam Adebayo and Antetokounmpo. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026 Free cash flow also missed expectations, while the company reaffirmed its capital expenditures outlook through fiscal 2029. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 24 July 2026 Nix was injured in Denver’s playoff win against Buffalo and missed the AFC title game. — ABC News, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for missed
  1. skipped
  2. misunderstood
  3. failed
  4. collapsed
  5. flopped
  6. struggled
  7. folded
Verb
  • For the first time in at least three decades, Raúl Castro skipped Cuba’s Moncada revolutionary commemoration.
    — Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
  • The test went deep on the safe part and skipped the dangerous one.
    — Christian Espinosa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of skipped
Verb
  • Either dark energy is a real phenomenon, causing the universe to grow bigger at a faster and faster rate, or there is no dark energy at all, and scientists have somehow misunderstood the laws of gravity at cosmic scales.
    — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
  • The county argues the grand jury fundamentally misunderstood what happened before the explosion, saying its investigation relied on speculation instead of evidence and wrongly blamed county officials for a criminal enterprise prosecutors say was built on years of deception.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of misunderstood
Verb
  • In 2025, Gill failed to the make the Minnesota Vikings’ roster out of training camp.
    — Mike Kaye July 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
  • On June 10, the site failed another inspection, according to city records.
    — Zuri Primos July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Definition of failed
Verb
  • By reproducing Campbell’s soup cans and Marilyn Monroe portraits at industrial scale, Warhol collapsed the distinction between commerce and culture, suggesting that mass production and repetition could become a form of value in itself.
    — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 21 July 2026
  • The country’s power grid collapsed three times this month, while water service, food production, transportation, garbage collection and medical services have been severely disrupted.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
Definition of collapsed
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  • Relatively low rates secured for bonds issued by Nvidia and SpaceX flopped in the secondary debt market earlier this month while Amazon had to settle for rates that were high by its standards, The Wall Street Journal reported on July 12.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 July 2026
  • The Daily Show spent almost four minutes waxing rhapsodic over that time Lenny Kravitz’s pants split open and his hog flopped out.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of flopped
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  • The 17 passengers and crew who lived told investigators everyone survived the landing, but many passengers struggled to locate life vests and the crew had a difficult time pulling out life rafts.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Brayden Burries, Bucks While most of the vaunted crop of rookie guards from the NCAA ranks struggled, Burries was a glaring exception.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of struggled
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  • People enjoy them in countless ways, including being folded into shortcake, mixed into fruit salad, dipped in chocolate, piled on pancakes, stirred into yogurt, blended into smoothies or simply eaten by the handful as a refreshing snack.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • Muhammad Saidov announced himself with a head kick that folded Dustin Jacoby, and Sam Patterson bullied veteran Santiago Ponzinibbio before finishing him in the second.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of folded

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