MIS-SETTING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

missetting

verb

variants or mis-setting

present participle of misset

as in losing

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His instinctive reaction, tearful after losing another final, was to throw in the towel, to announce his career with Argentina was over at the age of 29, to focus on his club career, which by comparison brought him so much joy and so little anxiety.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026
In his second run for governor, after losing to Pritzker by 13 percentage points in 2022, Bailey is again focusing much of his attention on crime and criticism of the SAFE-T Act, a law Pritzker signed in 2021.

— Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

Definition of losing

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The center of Super Typhoon Bavi, the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, was passing over Rota, an island of 2,000 people in the Northern Mariana Islands.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Subtle audio tracks the sound of ice on the move, views of clouds passing over glass-like ice, and there's the eventual memorial for Ok.

— Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026

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Other signs can include an inability to grasp visual images and spatial relations, new problems saying or writing words, misplacing objects or personality changes and withdrawing from social or professional activities.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
Centre-back Chris Richards completed all 84 of his passes in the 4-1 win against Paraguay in Los Angeles on Friday, the most by any player without misplacing one in a World Cup match since records began in 1966.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 13 June 2026

Definition of misplacing

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Celeste was reported missing by family and friends on several occasions, starting in early 2024.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
The pair were first reported missing on Thursday, July 16, but had not actually been seen in person since a week prior on July 9, the RCMP said in its initial news release.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026

Definition of missing

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