Miss
Miss verb - To fail to attend.
Touch
Touch verb - To come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin.
How words are described
| good | good miss | good touch |
| common | common miss | common touch |
| single | single miss | single touch |
| neat | neat miss | neat touch |
| Other adjectives: slight, excellent, deliberate, literal. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The first one is played straight, but the second one is a near-miss, as Mai's lips just barely touch as Yuuichi is dissolving.
Source: Anime / Mai-HiME -
In general, you know you've reached a place you shouldn't be yet when all your attacks miss and a single touch from an enemy almost (or actually does) brings your HP down to 0.
Source: Beef Gate -
In the first version, Miss Arrow even states that she added her into the story because the Six needed "a woman's touch".
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Touch and Miss. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/miss/touch
Miss & Touch. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/miss/touch>.
Touch or Miss. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/miss/touch.
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