MISLAYING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in loss

the act or an instance of not having or being able to find your mislaying of the car keys caused us to be late for work once again

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mislaying

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verb

present participle of mislay

as in losing

to be unable to find or have at hand I'm always mislaying my bus pass

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Noun

Kansas defensive end Leroy Harris III’s assignment was to rush the passer on the most pivotal play of the Jayhawks’ 33-32 loss to UCF on Saturday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Not all signal losses are the same Most consumer drones rely on several communication and navigation systems working together.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

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Barely a week into the Lakers’ season, ignoring the records, forgetting the statistics, only one thing is abundantly clear.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
At this point, the biggest threat to the ’72 Dolphins’ champagne celebration is somebody forgetting to bring the corkscrew.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

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Rice has played in five games for the Chiefs this season, missing two with a hamstring injury.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2026
Those of us missing the John Wick universe can take heart, because Chad Stahelski—who created that franchise—is coming back early next year with a new dystopian action film.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026

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