missing

pronunciation

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Adjective:

not existing
not able to be found

Word Origin

missing (adj.): "not present, absent," 1520s, from present participle of miss (v.). Military sense of "not present after a battle but not known to have been killed or captured" is from 1845. Missing link first attested 1851 in Lyell. Missing person is from 1876.

Synonym

adj.

nonexistent gone lost lacking vanished wanting absent

Example

1. Still missing : pandora , instagram and all the zynga games .

2. Smaller companies are missing out on this credit boom .

3. More missing carbon could be hiding in the west .

4. Or the opportunities they are missing ?

5. He is missing the world cup too .

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