Synonyms of mislay

mislay

verb

ˌmis-ˈlā 

as in to lose

to be unable to find or have at hand

I'm always mislaying my bus pass

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lose
• forget
• miss
• misplace
• pass over
• overlook

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retain
• possess
• have
• occupy
• hold
• keep
• enjoy
• own
• find
• locate
• detect
• run down
• track (down)
• descry
• scare up
• scout (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mislay

So many things, dropped and lost and mislaid, twinkling all over the place like a museum/ junkyard. — Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025

Too, the suspicion that it could not be done again, that the ability to pull it off had been mislaid. — Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

Assistant coach Ryan Jensen, the Fort Morgan native and a Super Bowl champ with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, mislaid his hat before the game and had to borrow someone else’s. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025

Texas law only recognizes three of those property terms– abandoned, lost and mislaid. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025