missing out
Losing an opportunity
Missing out is failing to experience or take advantage of something worthwhile.
The phrase implies loss or regret—you're absent from something good: I skipped the party and totally missed out.
Often followed by "on": You're missing out on a great opportunity.
Fear of missing out, abbreviated FOMO, describes anxiety about being excluded from rewarding experiences.
- FOMOAcronym for exclusion anxiety
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- regretSorrow over past actions
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
once in a lifetime · the one that got away · hindsight · irreversibility · forego · belonging · sidelined · trade-offs · envy · skip · losing · ephemerality · fleetingness · elsewhere · loss · comparison · wishing · deprivation
- Sitting Outbenched, sidelined, on the bench, on the sidelines, sitting idle
missing outparticipating
Taking an active role
joining in · taking part · showing up · engaging · diving in
missing outtaking advantage
Benefiting from circumstances
making the most of · benefiting · gaining · cashing in · capitalizing
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