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miss vs overlook

overlook vs miss

miss and overlook both are nouns.

miss and overlook both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
miss Yes No Yes No
overlook Yes No Yes No
As verbs, miss and overlook are synonyms defined as:
  • miss and overlook: leave undone or leave out
Other synonyms of miss include drop, leave out, neglect, omit, overleap, pretermit.
As verbs, overlook is a hyponym of miss; that is, overlook is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than miss:
  • miss: fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
  • overlook: look past, fail to notice
miss (noun) overlook (noun)
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) a high place affording a good view
a young female
miss (verb) overlook (verb)
leave undone or leave out leave undone or leave out
fail to experience watch over
fail to reach look past, fail to notice
feel or suffer from the lack of look down on
fail to reach or get to be oriented in a certain direction
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
be without
fail to attend an event or activity
be absent
Difference between miss and overlook

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