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

Apartment Therapy notes that repeating similar colors across a space makes mismatched pieces feel intentional rather than random. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026

The Bloomsbury Group, the 20th-century group of writers and painters renowned for rejecting strict Victorian conventions, is prime example of this; their home, a haven of mismatched color, prints, and folly tucked into every room. — Alex Eagle, Vogue, 26 July 2026

So the researchers focused on regions of the Cas9 protein where these amino acids clustered, viewing this as a sign that these areas were adapting to the differences caused by mismatched bases. — ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026

Mix up picture frames, start a collection or cover a sofa in mismatched throw pillows. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 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