51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

missing

[mis-ing]

adjective

  1. absent, not found, or lost.

    a missing person.

  2. lacking.

    Something is missing in this relationship.



missing

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. not present; absent or lost

  2. not able to be traced and not known to be dead

    nine men were missing after the attack

  3. to become lost or disappear

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of missing1

First recorded in 1520–30; miss 1 + -ing 2
Discover More

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. go missing, to disappear; become lost.

    My keys have gone missing again.

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

If the signature does not match or is missing, the voter is contacted and given a chance to correct it.

From

That said, the show did welcome back its missing libertarian with semi-seriousness.

From

Vice-Admiral Mellet said he would expect to see the bombers on the island ahead of any operation targeting Iran and called their absence "a missing piece of the jigsaw".

From

I think there's room for it, but at the same time, when you don't talk about corporate greed and the corporate influence on a lot of this stuff, I think you're missing the point.

From

Brooksby only returned to professional tennis in January after a two-year absence because of injury and suspension after missing three anti-doping tests, and the signs of rust were there in this match.

From

Advertisement

Related 51Թs

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


missilerymissing fundamental