| verb | fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind “I missed that remark” |
| verb | feel or suffer from the lack of “He misses his mother” |
| verb | fail to attend an event or activity “I missed the concert” |
| verb | leave undone or leave out “How could I miss that typo?” |
| verb | fail to reach or get to “She missed her train” |
| verb | be without “This soup lacks salt” |
| verb | fail to reach “The arrow missed the target” |
| verb | be absent “The child had been missing for a week” |
| verb | fail to experience “Fortunately, I missed the hurricane” |
| adjective | not able to be found “missing in action” |
| adjective | nonexistent “the thumb is absent” |
| neglect | noun | failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances |
| neglecter | noun | a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities |
| pretermission | noun | letting pass without notice |
| omissible | adjective | capable of being left out |
| omissive | adjective | characterized by omissions |
| omission | noun | neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something |
| miss | noun | a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) |
| lack | noun | the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable |
| escape | noun | an avoidance of danger or difficulty |