Answer and Miss

Opposite meaning words

Answer verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.

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Miss is an antonym for answer in solve topic.

Miss verb - To fail to attend.

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Answer is an antonym for miss.

Nearby Words: missed, missing

best	best answer	best miss
better	better answer	better miss
common	common answer	common miss
short	short answer	short miss
Other adjectives: single, likely, big, bad, immediate, plausible, last, literal.

part	answer part	miss part
note	answer note	miss note
number	answer number	miss number
time	answer time	miss time
Other words: question, way, points.

One answer suggests that in this one situation, they aren't Genre Blind: a bullet would miss while a dart wouldn't.

Source: Find the Cure
Miss Peters: Mary-Sue, you should know the answer to that!

Source: Middle-of-Nowhere Street
In I Miss the Sunrise, the high-level offices in the abandoned databanks answer a lot of major plot questions, often taking this form.

Source: The Reveal / Video Games

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