Missing ˈmɪsɪŋ Found Listed Adjective Bre I Piece

• i never found the missing piece.
• my gloves have been missing for ages.
• two files have gone missing.
• they still hoped to find their missing son.

missing

1. that cannot be found or that is not in its usual place, or at home
• synonym lost
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• I never found the missing piece.
• My gloves have been missing for ages.
• Two files have gone missing.
• They still hoped to find their missing son.
• Our cat's gone missing again.
2. that has been removed, lost or destroyed and has not been replaced
• The book has two pages missing/missing pages.
• He didn't notice there was anything missing from his room until later on.
3. not present after an accident, battle, etc. but not known to have been killed
• He was reported missing, presumed dead.
• Many soldiers were listed as missing in action.
4. not included, often when it should have been
• Fill in the missing words in this text.
• There were several candidates missing from the list.
• What is missing from the production is any sense of emotional commitment.

Extra Examples

• It was six hours before the seamen were discovered missing.
• The eighth rung of the ladder was missing altogether.
• The file was missing from its place.
• The spirit of fair play is sadly missing from the sport these days.
• The study of housework as work is a topic entirely missing from sociology.
• a quality that’s largely missing in young people today
• a woman who went missing three months ago
• servicemen listed as missing in action
• the search for US soldiers listed as missing in action