n. 25B6; verb
the shot missed her by inches : FAIL TO HIT, be/go wide of, fall short of.
Mandy missed the catch : FAIL TO CATCH, drop, fumble, fluff, mishandle, misfield, mishit.
I've missed my bus : BE TOO LATE FOR, fail to catch/get.
I missed what you said : FAIL TO HEAR, mishear.
you can't miss the station : FAIL TO SEE/NOTICE, overlook.
she never missed a meeting : FAIL TO ATTEND, be absent from, play truant from, cut, skip; Brit. informal skive off.
don't miss this exciting opportunity! : LET SLIP, fail to take advantage of, let go/pass, pass up.
I left early to miss the rush-hour traffic : AVOID, beat, evade, escape, dodge, sidestep, elude, circumvent, steer clear of, find a way round, bypass.
she missed him when he was away : PINE FOR, yearn for, ache for, long for, long to see.
hit, catch.
25B6; noun one hit and three misses : FAILURE, omission, slip, blunder, error, mistake.
25A0; miss someone/something out LEAVE OUT, exclude, miss (off), fail to mention, pass over, skip; Brit. informal give something a miss.