Missing

/ˈmɪsɪŋ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:13 pts7 letters

Definition of Missing

verb

To fail to hit.
"I missed the target."
To fail to achieve or attain.
"to miss an opportunity"
To avoid; to escape.
"The car just missed hitting a passer-by."
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!"
To fail to understand; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.
"miss the joke"

noun

A value that is missing.

adjective

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

Anagrams of Missing

Words You Can Make

23 words can be made from the letters in "missing":

5-LETTER WORDS

minis signs sings

4-LETTER WORDS

gins isms migs mini miss nims nisi sign sims sing sins

3-LETTER WORDS

gin ins ism mig mis nim sim sin sis

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "missing" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

MI...Words starting with "mi"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 7-letter words Unscramble "missing"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

absentlost

ANTONYMS

collidehitimpingerun intostrikefeaturehave

Rhyming Words

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