missing from the description vs missing in the description

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Missing from the description' is commonly used when something is not included in the description, while 'missing in the description' is less common and may sound awkward to some native speakers.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 1323 views

missing from the description

This phrase is correct and commonly used when something is not included in the description.

This phrase is used to indicate that something is not present or included in the description.

Examples:

The key details are missing from the description.
The pricing information is missing from the description.
The product dimensions are missing from the description.

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The Commission informs us that the planned number of preventive audits on a first evaluation of the descriptions of management and control systems had to be reduced because of overwork or missing descriptions.
Nobody's been reported missing fitting this description.
Thousands of missing persons fitting that description.
And I've got her description into missing persons, but no matches yet.
a description of missing variables and missing breakdowns of the variables,
The Member States shall inform each other of the names and descriptions of missing persons and compile a databank accessible to all Member States.
But that doesn't show up on any databases and there's no recorded "missing from homes" - that match with this description.
She fits the description of the missing girl...
No missing persons reports matching the description.
The description's too general to get anything from a missing person's report.
And these are only the ones matching the description of our victim and reported missing by their families.
All right, this vehicle matches the description Of the one our missing person was last seen in.
Guy on a kayak spotted the body. DOA matches the description of Shana Taylor, 15 years old, missing for the last seven days.
Well, at first glance, she would certainly seem to match the description of the missing young lady.
The remains match the description of a high school guidance counselor Carole Morrisey who went missing ten years ago.
No homicides, no missing person reports that fit the description you gave me.
We knew there was a girl missing, Jennifer Gorman 8 years, Putnam County, about 80 km away that matched the description clothes found.
Like I said on the phone, she fits the description you gave us of that missing woman.
I'm calling to see if you've found any missing or lost children who meet the description that matches Walter Collins.
A 17-year-old girl matching the description he gave you Went missing about a year ago.

Alternatives:

not included in the description
absent from the description
omitted from the description
lacking in the description
not present in the description

missing in the description

This phrase is correct but less commonly used. It may sound awkward to some native speakers.

This phrase can be used to convey the idea that something is not found within the description, though it is less common than 'missing from the description.'

Examples:

The specific details are missing in the description.
The errors are missing in the description.

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The Commission informs us that the planned number of preventive audits on a first evaluation of the descriptions of management and control systems had to be reduced because of overwork or missing descriptions.
Nobody's been reported missing fitting this description.
Thousands of missing persons fitting that description.
And I've got her description into missing persons, but no matches yet.
a description of missing variables and missing breakdowns of the variables,
The Member States shall inform each other of the names and descriptions of missing persons and compile a databank accessible to all Member States.
She fits the description of the missing girl...
No missing persons reports matching the description.
The description's too general to get anything from a missing person's report.
And these are only the ones matching the description of our victim and reported missing by their families.
All right, this vehicle matches the description Of the one our missing person was last seen in.
Guy on a kayak spotted the body. DOA matches the description of Shana Taylor, 15 years old, missing for the last seven days.
Well, at first glance, she would certainly seem to match the description of the missing young lady.
The remains match the description of a high school guidance counselor Carole Morrisey who went missing ten years ago.
No homicides, no missing person reports that fit the description you gave me.
We knew there was a girl missing, Jennifer Gorman 8 years, Putnam County, about 80 km away that matched the description clothes found.
Like I said on the phone, she fits the description you gave us of that missing woman.
I'm calling to see if you've found any missing or lost children who meet the description that matches Walter Collins.
A 17-year-old girl matching the description he gave you Went missing about a year ago.
Looks like the victim is in his mid-20s, but no one matching his description has been reported missing in the tri-state area.

Alternatives:

not found in the description
absent in the description
not present in the description
not included in the description
omitted in the description

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missing from the description vs missing in the description