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

The mismatched band of captors can’t agree on anything, and thus cannot act; their captive, bound and sedated and locked in a crate, is a nonentity for much of the movie. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026

Many experts worry that a mismatched vaccine and lower vaccination rates contributed to this year’s serious flu season. —William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026

The actress is never afraid to switch things up with a funky animal print, a bright, bold color, a chain detail, or even a mismatched moment. —Meg Walters, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026

As for the shelving itself, stick to a single shelf design rather than tacking up three or four mismatched selves. —Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 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