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.—
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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
The things that are left (like the mismatched Tupperware or the panini press still in its box from a decade ago) are fair game to let go.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
This '90s sci-fi show dispatched a quartet of mismatched adventurers on a long-running series of adventures across parallel Earths — places where the Soviet Union rules the United States, or the Golden Gate Bridge is blue rather than orange.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 12 Jan. 2026
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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
The things that are left (like the mismatched Tupperware or the panini press still in its box from a decade ago) are fair game to let go.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
This '90s sci-fi show dispatched a quartet of mismatched adventurers on a long-running series of adventures across parallel Earths — places where the Soviet Union rules the United States, or the Golden Gate Bridge is blue rather than orange.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Mismatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mismatched. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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