Synonyms of misplaced

misplaced 1 of 2

adjective

as in missing

no longer possessed

we eventually found the misplaced tickets in his coat pocket

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

misplaced

2 of 2

verb

past tense of misplace

as in lost

to be unable to find or have at hand

I seem to have misplaced my keys

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lost
• forgot
• missed
• mislaid
• passed over
• overlooked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misplaced

Adjective

The 30-year-old connected on a misplaced sinker in Friday’s seventh inning, driving the pitch over Fenway Park’s large centre-field wall. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Completed last month, the building can be viewed either as a bold statement of athletic ambition or a monument to misplaced priorities. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026

When something’s off (like a misplaced comma or wrong code), the claim gets kicked back, and either the patient or the doctor eats the cost. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 July 2026

Focus on one room or tidy misplaced items—small wins ease overwhelm and boost motivation. — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 16 July 2026

Expect silly errors, misplaced paperwork, delays and equipment breakdowns. — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 July 2026

The fear that Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, established in Ethiopia, would reign supreme after Ethiopia deregulated the largest telecommunications market proved misplaced. — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Kaishu Sano stole a misplaced pass at midfield and took it down the field before a right-footed shot from above the half circle put Japan ahead in the 29th minute. — Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026

If these prices hold, and possibly go even lower , this should provide a huge relief on the inflation front in the coming months — and that could mean current projections for a potential Fed rate hike later this year prove misplaced. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 June 2026

Verb

Even if these items aren’t stolen, they can be easily misplaced and left behind. — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026

Gu-cheon is arrogant, conspicuously misplaced in the palace hierarchy, and in some sneaky ways, dryly funny, in stark contrast to co-star Roh Yoon Seo’s more determined, earnest portrayal of court lady Saeng Gang. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

The plaintiffs argue O’Leary’s focus on Kanter and Finlayson was misplaced. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Perhaps subsequent history shows that his generosity of spirit was misplaced. — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

And while those depictions may have been more accurate at the time, the emphasis often felt misplaced. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026

Who among us hasn’t misplaced a credit card and not noticed it until someone racked up thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges? — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026

Avoid anything with a lot of parts and pieces that the original owners could have potentially misplaced. — Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 7 June 2026

Once the whiskey was flowing, Louanne burned the chicken and Dean misplaced his appetite. — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026