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
Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
While digging around for her misplaced passport, Emily finds an engagement ring.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Through letters, fantasies, and conspiracies, strangers turn Luigi into a cultural sensation and a canvas for their rage, desire, and misplaced hope.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 15 Dec. 2025
The feature helps ground crews locate misplaced bags more efficiently, potentially reducing the number of items that enter the unclaimed system.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
Baldwin said scams often rely on misplaced trust and high‑pressure tactics.
—Peter D'oench, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
This approach could help children learn how to recategorize misplaced fear as a manageable emotion by approaching it piece by piece.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Without these skills, outrage can spiral into paralysis or misplaced aggression.
—Marc Brackett, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Many women who have endured violence within Christian homes wish the church understood that silence, misinterpretation of Scripture, and misplaced calls for forgiveness can deepen trauma.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
The officials said the conversation about jobs with Waller showed concern and criticism was misplaced that the president was seeking a candidate based on the criteria that the next Fed chair would bow to the whims of Trump on rates.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
In other words, fervor about population control and the fear of ecological limits, however misplaced, can spur worthwhile action.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
None of them should have been misplaced.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Cena explained that his personal drive was misplaced, showing a lack of empathy for his friend.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
The only difference is the URL where a single letter might be off, a period is misplaced.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The cynicism, although hardly misplaced, feels thoroughly unearned.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
Celebrity business backlash has been abundant this year, but at its core, the uproar against Rini is misplaced at best and overblown at worst.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 13 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Maybe any trust to pull off the simplest offseason task will prove misplaced again.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
While digging around for her misplaced passport, Emily finds an engagement ring.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Through letters, fantasies, and conspiracies, strangers turn Luigi into a cultural sensation and a canvas for their rage, desire, and misplaced hope.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 15 Dec. 2025
The feature helps ground crews locate misplaced bags more efficiently, potentially reducing the number of items that enter the unclaimed system.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
Baldwin said scams often rely on misplaced trust and high‑pressure tactics.
—Peter D'oench, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
This approach could help children learn how to recategorize misplaced fear as a manageable emotion by approaching it piece by piece.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Without these skills, outrage can spiral into paralysis or misplaced aggression.
—Marc Brackett, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Many women who have endured violence within Christian homes wish the church understood that silence, misinterpretation of Scripture, and misplaced calls for forgiveness can deepen trauma.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
In addition to missing luggage, Travel + Leisure writers have also misplaced their passports, laptops, and even jewelry while on trips.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
The officials said the conversation about jobs with Waller showed concern and criticism was misplaced that the president was seeking a candidate based on the criteria that the next Fed chair would bow to the whims of Trump on rates.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
In other words, fervor about population control and the fear of ecological limits, however misplaced, can spur worthwhile action.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
None of them should have been misplaced.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Cena explained that his personal drive was misplaced, showing a lack of empathy for his friend.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
The only difference is the URL where a single letter might be off, a period is misplaced.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The cynicism, although hardly misplaced, feels thoroughly unearned.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
Celebrity business backlash has been abundant this year, but at its core, the uproar against Rini is misplaced at best and overblown at worst.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misplaced
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Perilous Voyages More than 5,100 Rohingya have taken boats to leave Myanmar and Bangladesh between January and early November this year, with nearly 600 people reported dead or missing, according to data from the UN Refugee Agency.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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As of Friday, nine people remain missing, who are believed to have been in the area at the time of the crash, ABC News and WAVE reported.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Carolina Panthers lost the game but won a war Saturday night, rekindling the fervor that their fan base felt 10 years ago.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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According to organizers, the ICE Out for Good Rally in Columbia is calling on Howard County residents to demand accountability, honor the life lost, and make visible the human cost of ICE's actions.—
Andrew Adeolu,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And even with those two gone, Dubar slid down Boise State’s depth chart, managing just three carries for 12 yards so far in 2025.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025
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Not only are the views, of course, often repulsive, but the actual form of argument is not argument… That’s what interests me, that even the most basic principles that people have worked on for 2,000 years to establish what a fact means…gone.—
Josh Zajdman,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Misplaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misplaced. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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