Synonyms for missing

Most common

lost · absent · lacking · wanting

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Adjective

Antonyms

omnipresent

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Not able to be located; gone, misplaced.

Related words

Word family

missingness

Phrases

missing link missing in time missing trader fraud

Example sentences

• lost It grew dark, and what was worse, we lost our way.
• wanting I've been wanting to do that for a very long time.
• lacking The service is slow because they're lacking staff.
• absent If he is absent, we will not have an English test.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

lost¹

6 letters

absent²

7 letters

wanting², lacking²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (absent² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

manquant

Italiano

mancante