mismatched

adjective

mis·​matched ˌmis-ˈmacht 

: unsuitably or wrongly matched

a mismatched pair of socks

In Witkowski's office, battered and mismatched file cabinets—army green, gray, beige—line one wall.

—David Savold

Examples of mismatched in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even for a run-of-the-mill night out, the styling appeared more mismatched than groundbreaking. —Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026

Poor lighting and mismatched materials can make the space feel disjointed. —Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026

By the time Cale Makar picked up the puck on the offensive line, exploiting Taylor Ward in a mismatched one-on-one before sniping short side past Anton Forsberg, the impending sweep was clear. —Peter Baugh, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026

New fabrication capacity isn't coming online until 2027 at the earliest, so people have switched to DDR4 or used mismatched sticks. —Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1638, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mismatched

• unattached
• attached
• despatched
• detached
• dispatched
• unlatched
• unmatched
• catched
• hatched
• latched
• matched
• patched