miss the mark

Verb

Meaning

(of a projectile) To fail to hit the target.

(figuratively) To fail to achieve the intended result.
The party's manifesto missed the mark and failed to attract people's attention.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

miss bomb founder break down abort flop fizzle flunk backfire miscarry fall flat fall through misfire run aground fall short
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Antonyms

work advance arrive succeed triumph thrive
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Examples

We aimed far and high, but we did not miss the mark. Pierre Trudeau

I would rather miss the mark acting well than win the day acting basely. Sophocles

One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low. Thomas Fuller

Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss. B.K.S. Iyengar

I'm always nervous! Especially when it comes to a series like 'Disgaea', where you do have such a devoted fan base, the last thing you want to do is disappoint. But I love playing bad guys and just always hope that fans will be forgiving if I miss the mark. Troy Baker

It is possible to fail in many ways ... while to succeed is possible only in one way (for which reason also one is easy and the other difficult to miss the mark easy, to hit it difficult). Aristotle

Close letter words and terms

miss the buss miss the criminal miss the forest for the trees miss the memo miss the opportunity miss the perpetrator