Misses

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular of miss: fails to perceive, reach, catch, or make contact with something.

“She misses her family whenever work takes her abroad for long periods.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

miss·es

Related Words

Synonyms

overlooksfailsbypassesskips

Antonyms

hitscatchesreaches finds

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Words Related to Misses

Anagrams of Misses

Words that use exactly the same letters as “misses”.

seisms

Words one letter different

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missed

Words you can make from Misses

Shorter words formed from the letters in “misses”.

mises seism semis sises isms mess miss semi sess sims sise siss

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