missing

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missing

The child's missing sock is under the bed.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Not present or not able to be found: Describes something or someone that is absent from its expected place and cannot be located.
    • Lacking or absent: Describes something that is not included where it should be, creating an absence or deficiency.
Usage and Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The missing key was finally found under the sofa. (The key that could not be located was eventually discovered under the sofa.)
    • There is a page missing from my book. (One page is absent from my book, creating a gap.)
    • The search party is looking for the missing hikers. (The rescue team is trying to find the hikers who have disappeared and cannot be found.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Missing in action" (MIA): A military term for a member of the armed forces who is unaccounted for during or after combat and whose status is unknown.
    • His grandfather was listed as missing in action during the war.
  • "To go missing": A phrase meaning to disappear or become lost.
    • My cat went missing three days ago.
  • "Missing person": An official term for someone whose whereabouts are unknown and who may be in danger.
    • The police have issued a bulletin about the missing person.
Variants and Related Words
  • Miss (verb): To fail to hit, reach, find, meet, or notice something or someone.
    • I missed the bus this morning.
  • Amiss (adjective/adverb): Not quite right; inappropriate or faulty.
    • Something is amiss with this calculation.
Synonyms
  • Lost: Unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts.
  • Absent: Not present in a place, at an occasion, or as part of something.
  • Lacking: Not available or in short supply.
Antonyms
  • Present: Being in a particular place.
  • Found: Discovered after being lost.
  • Accounted for: Known to be present or safe.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • "A missing link": Something that is needed to complete a series or solve a problem.
    • The discovered fossil is the missing link in the evolutionary chain.
  • "Without missing a beat": Without any pause or hesitation; immediately.
    • She answered the difficult question without missing a beat.
missing

The child's missing sock is under the bed.

Adjective
  1. nonexistent
    • the thumb is absent
    • her appetite was lacking
  2. not able to be found
    • missing in action
    • a missing person

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