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missing

/ˈmɪsɪŋ/adjective2 syllables

Missing means: nonexistent.

Synonyms for missing5

adjective, as in nonexistent

lacking, absent, wanting, nonexistent

adjective, as in not able to be found

lost

What does missing mean?2

adjective

1

nonexistent“the thumb is absent”

2

not able to be found“missing in action”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with missing?3

two syllables

kissingpissing

three syllables

dismissing
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Missing in a sentence

  • The injured were many, but the missing were few.unknown
  • If a triangle has two right angles, it's a square missing one side.AlanF_US
  • Some men are slained, others wounded, others reported missing in action.qdii
  • My cat is gone, it's already missing for three days.jakov
  • There were many injured people, but hardly any people were missing.CK
  • Very simply, because you are missing the point.al_ex_an_der
  • We listened with great care, not missing a single word.FeuDRenais2
  • On entering the barn, he found a missing bike.unknown

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