as in missing
no longer possessed
we eventually found the misplaced tickets in his coat pocket
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as in lost
to be unable to find or have at hand
I seem to have misplaced my keys
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Recent Examples of misplaced
Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
No one wants to hastily reach into the junk drawer for a quick retrieval and accidentally knick themselves on a misplaced pair of pliers.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Andrew Hock Soon Ng argues that vampire-universalism, particularly prevalent now on the internet, is very much misplaced.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Sep. 2025
Really, though, the defensive problems against a Rangers side thrashed 7-1 on their last away assignment at Coventry City ran a lot deeper than a few misplaced passes.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Most problems come from messy data, poor planning, or misplaced expectations.
—Louis Mosca, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That connection’s structural design did not meet building code standards and steel reinforcement was missing, misplaced or eaten away by corrosion.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Blaming young people's small luxuries for their inability to step onto the property ladder has always been a misplaced criticism, focusing on individuals' discretionary spending habits rather than systemic economic issues undermining their ability to save and build financial stability.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Even more troubling is the misplaced confidence in bottom-of-the-funnel tactics like discounts and limited-time offers.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
An application for a Small Business Administration loan dragged through more than a dozen loan officers who misplaced her paperwork and ultimately denied her.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
This is why the fixation on AGI is misplaced.
—Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Unfair Expectations of Parents Make the Situation Worse That being said, parents’ anxiety that they will be judged for a crying baby is not misplaced.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 2 Sep. 2025
Her friend agreed, but the dress was somehow misplaced in the years that followed.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Likewise, the belief that North Korea’s increasing closeness with Russia will rupture Beijing’s relationship with Pyongyang is misplaced.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
And given the provision of the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, which explicitly states that no nation can claim sovereignty over any celestial body, investing immense sums to inhabit naturally uninhabitable places such as the moon or Mars seems misplaced.
—James Cramer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
The belief that generative AI, agentic AI, or the holy grail—artificial general intelligence (AGI)—will automatically deliver flawless results is misplaced.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The poster agreed with the sentiment, saying that to her, her mom’s reaction feels confusing and misplaced.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
No one wants to hastily reach into the junk drawer for a quick retrieval and accidentally knick themselves on a misplaced pair of pliers.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Andrew Hock Soon Ng argues that vampire-universalism, particularly prevalent now on the internet, is very much misplaced.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Sep. 2025
Really, though, the defensive problems against a Rangers side thrashed 7-1 on their last away assignment at Coventry City ran a lot deeper than a few misplaced passes.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Most problems come from messy data, poor planning, or misplaced expectations.
—Louis Mosca, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That connection’s structural design did not meet building code standards and steel reinforcement was missing, misplaced or eaten away by corrosion.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Blaming young people's small luxuries for their inability to step onto the property ladder has always been a misplaced criticism, focusing on individuals' discretionary spending habits rather than systemic economic issues undermining their ability to save and build financial stability.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Even more troubling is the misplaced confidence in bottom-of-the-funnel tactics like discounts and limited-time offers.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
Bryan Pease, who represented the plaintiffs with his partner Parisa Ijadi-Maghsoodi, said the city’s priorities have been misplaced.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
An application for a Small Business Administration loan dragged through more than a dozen loan officers who misplaced her paperwork and ultimately denied her.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
This is why the fixation on AGI is misplaced.
—Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Unfair Expectations of Parents Make the Situation Worse That being said, parents’ anxiety that they will be judged for a crying baby is not misplaced.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 2 Sep. 2025
Her friend agreed, but the dress was somehow misplaced in the years that followed.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Likewise, the belief that North Korea’s increasing closeness with Russia will rupture Beijing’s relationship with Pyongyang is misplaced.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
And given the provision of the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, which explicitly states that no nation can claim sovereignty over any celestial body, investing immense sums to inhabit naturally uninhabitable places such as the moon or Mars seems misplaced.
—James Cramer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
The belief that generative AI, agentic AI, or the holy grail—artificial general intelligence (AGI)—will automatically deliver flawless results is misplaced.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misplaced
Adjective
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DiCaprio is an ex-revolutionary stoner seeking his missing daughter, del Toro is a helpful karate sensei, and my colleague Bryan Alexander talked with them about their scenes together, including one where del Toro drove with extreme caution with DiCaprio having climbed out an open window.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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There were multiple missing and damaged ceiling tiles in the liquor and office storage room, another repeat violation.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hamilton famously lost her arm to a shark attack in 2003 and hopped back on her board one month later.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Hudson’s daughter, Ricky (Perry Mattfield), who works as an assistant coach, is a former track star who lost her confidence after an injury and now struggles to get the other Catfish coaches (including her dad) to take her seriously.—
Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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By reprogramming ordinary cells—like skin fibroblasts—into stem cells, scientists hope to create eggs and sperm from individuals long gone.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Misplaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misplaced. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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