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Missing

/ˈmɪsɪŋ/

To fail to hit.

📖 Definitions of "Missing"

verb

1
To fail to hit.
"I missed the target."
2
To fail to achieve or attain.
"to miss an opportunity"
3
To avoid; to escape.
"The car just missed hitting a passer-by."
4
To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret.
"I miss you! Come home soon!"

noun

adjective

1
Not able to be located; gone, misplaced.
"my missing socks"
2
Not present when it (they) should be.
"Joe went missing last year."
3
Of an internal combustion engine: running roughly due to an occasional lack of a spark or other irregular fault.

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
lost	In an unknown location; unable to be found.
absentnoun	(not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing.
wantingnoun	That wants or desires.
nonexistentnoun	Not existent or existing; not real.
lackingnoun	Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
absentverb	(not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing.
lostverb	In an unknown location; unable to be found.
lackingnoun	Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).
nonexistentnoun	Not existent or existing; not real.
wantingnoun	That wants or desires.
defaultverb	(intransitive, finance) To fail to fulfill a financial obligation.
absencenoun	A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship
absenteenoun	A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc.
failurenoun	State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
overdue	Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need.
deficientnoun	Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
lackverb	(transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.
shortagenoun	A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
insufficient	Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs.
inadequatenoun	Not adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
losingnoun	That loses or has lost.
emptyverb	(transitive, ergative) To make empty; to remove the contents of.
scarcitynoun	(uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient.
failingnoun	weakness; defect
unavailablenoun	Not available.