Antonyms for miss the boat
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : boht |
| Phonetic Transcription : boÊŠt |
Definition of miss the boat
Origin :- Old English bat "boat, ship, vessel," from Proto-Germanic *bait- (cf. Old Norse batr, Dutch boot, German Boot), possibly from PIE root *bheid- "to split" (see fissure), with the sense of making a boat by hollowing out a tree trunk; or it may be an extension of the name for some part of a ship. French bateau "boat" is from Old English or Norse. Spanish batel, Italian battello, Medieval Latin batellus likewise probably are from Germanic.
- As in mistake : verb mix up, misunderstand
- As in miscarry : verb fail to attain goal
- As in fail : verb be unsuccessful
Synonyms for miss the boat
- abort
- addle
- back wrong horse
- backslide
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be off the mark
- be ruined
- be wrong
- blunder
- botch
- break down
- bungle
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- confound
- confuse
- deceive oneself
- decline
- deteriorate
- err
- fail
- fall
- fall flat
- fall short
- fall through
- fizzle
- flop
- flounder
- fold
- founder
- get wrong
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- goof
- have wrong impression
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- jumble
- lapse
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- make a mess
- meet with disaster
- misapprehend
- miscalculate
- miscarry
- misconceive
- misconstrue
- miscount
- misdeem
- misfire
- misinterpret
- misjudge
- misknow
- misread
- miss
- miss fire
- miss the boat
- miss the mark
- not know
- omit
- overestimate
- overlook
- play into
- put foot in
- run aground
- slip
- slip up
- snarl
- take for
- tangle
- turn out badly
- underestimate
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