Missing and Unavailable

Missing

Missing adjective - No longer possessed.

Unavailable and missing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unavailable" instead an adjective "Missing".

Nearby Words: miss, mission, missed

Unavailable

Unavailable adjective - Hard or impossible to get to or get at.

Missing and unavailable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Missing" instead an adjective "Unavailable".

Nearby Words: unavailing, unavailability

Both words in one sentence

  • Missing ingredients — Saltpeter, especially, can be rendered essentially unavailable by basic changes to biology or terrain.
  • Literature / The Orphan's Tales Missing Mom: Most notably the Mare herself, but motherless children are a common occurrence in this story, whether because their mother is dead, disappeared, or just emotionally unavailable.
  • Video Game / Perfect Dark Missing Mission Control: Carrington is unavailable in the last two levels.
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