Synonyms of mislaid

mislaid 1 of 2

adjective

as in missing

no longer possessed

a traveler looking for his mislaid passport

Synonyms & Similar Words

• missing
• lost
• gone
• misplaced
• forgotten
• absent
• irretrievable
• irrecoverable
• unknown
• castaway

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retained
• possessed
• owned
• loved
• protected
• valued
• cherished
• treasured
• prized

mislaid

2 of 2

verb

past tense of mislay

as in lost

to be unable to find or have at hand

I'm always mislaying my bus pass

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lost
• forgot
• missed
• misplaced
• overlooked
• passed over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• had
• retained
• possessed
• occupied
• owned
• held
• enjoyed
• kept
• found
• located
• detected
• tracked (down)
• ran down
• descried
• scared up
• scouted (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mislaid

Adjective

He also was charged with misdemeanor counts of theft of mislaid property. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025

Verb

Broadening the base has always been the plan, but its been mislaid for 80 years. — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

So many things, dropped and lost and mislaid, twinkling all over the place like a museum/ junkyard. — Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025

Too, the suspicion that it could not be done again, that the ability to pull it off had been mislaid. — Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

Assistant coach Ryan Jensen, the Fort Morgan native and a Super Bowl champ with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, mislaid his hat before the game and had to borrow someone else’s. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025