mismatched

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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

mismatched

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past tense and past participle of mismatch entry 2

Examples of mismatched in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The mismatched prints, all the different shades of green that are supposed to be ugly but couldn’t possibly be. — Irene Kim, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026

Every challenge is thrown at the mismatched duo, who stumble forward in that terrifyingly vulnerable pre-cell/pre-internet/pre-historic time. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Nov. 2026

Organizers often give away bulky kitchen tools, extra candles, mismatched decor, and unwanted books. — Aliyah Rodriguez, The Spruce, 31 Oct. 2026

Young men in mismatched military garb and sportswear stood by the gate with Kalashnikovs. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1638, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mismatched

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