Capture
Capture verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Usage example: captured the cat just as it was about to escape out the front door
Miss
Miss verb - To fail to attend.
How words are described
| brief | brief capture | brief miss |
| critical | critical capture | critical miss |
| deliberate | deliberate capture | deliberate miss |
| immediate | immediate capture | immediate miss |
| Other adjectives: last, earlier. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Of course, the fact that you usually challenge these Pokémon to battles, and can fight them at any time in the games, makes it unlikely that anyone actually will miss them, because most players just save before the fight and reload until they capture them.
Source: Lost Forever / Role-Playing Game
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Miss and Capture. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/capture/miss
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