miss, v. fail, miscarry, skip, omit, overlook.
misshapen, a. deformed, unshapely.
missile, n. projectile, dejectile.
missing, a. absent, wanting.
mission, n. commission, delegation; errand, trust.
missionary, n. evangelist, missioner, revivalist, propagandist.
misspelling, n. cacography.
misstate, v. falsify, distort, misrepresent.
misstatement, n. falsification, misrepresentation.
misstep, n. faux pas.
mist, n. mizzle, misle, drizzle; fog, haze, brume.
mist, v. mizzle, drizzle; obscure, dim, befog.
mistake, n. misunderstanding, misapprehension, misconception; error, blunder, oversight, solecism, faux pas. impropriety, bull.
mistranslate, v. misrender, misconstrue, misinterpret.
mistreat, v. misuse, abuse, maltreat.
mistreatment, n. misuse, abuse, maltreatment.
mistress, n. matron, superior; sweetheart, flame, dulcinea, ladylove, amaryllis; paramour, concubine; demirep, lorette, Delilah, Phryne, corotte.
mistrust, v. doubt, question, suspect, distrust, apprehend.
mistrustful, a. distrustful, suspicious, apprehensive.
misty, a. obscure, hazy, foggy, orumous.
misunderstand, v. misconceive, miscomprehend, misapprehend.
misunderstanding, n. misconception, miscomprehension, misapprehension; variance, disagreement, dissension, controversy.
misuse, v. misapply, prostitute, pervert, profane; maltreat, abuse.
misuse, n. misapplication, prostitution, perversion, profanation, maltreatment, abuse.
mite, n. molecule, speck, atom, particle, mote.
mites, n. pl. Acarina.
mitigate, v. meliorate, alleviate, assuage, temper.
mitigation, n. melioration, alleviation, assuagement.
mitigative, a. assuasive, meliorative, mollifying.
mix, v. mingle, blend, combine, concoct, incorporate, amalgamate, commingle, impregnate, commix, compound, intermix, intersperse, interlard; associate, consort, fraternize.
mixable, a. miscible.
mixed, a. mingled, blended, amalgamated, compounded; promiscuous, miscellaneous, composite, conglomerate, indiscriminate, heterogeneous, motley. Antonyms: assorted, selected, unmixed.
mixture, n. blending, mingling, amalgamation, incorporation, conglomeration, infusion, intermixture, commixture, compound, decoction, concoction; medley, miscellany, gallimaufry, maslin, olio, farrago, hodgepodge, salmagundi, jumble, melange, heterogoneity, promiscuity.
moat, n. fosse, graffe.
mob, n. rabble, rabblerout; populace, canaille, riffraff.
mob law. lynch law.
mob rule. mobocracy, ochlocracy.
mock, a. sham, spurious, counterfieit, imitational.
mock, v. mimic, flout, taunt, imitate, gibe, ridicule, jeer, schout; balk, disappoint, delude, tantalize, elude; defy, disregard; ape, mimic, personate.