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
Steve Madeley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
With instant alerts and a loud location beep, finding misplaced items is simple.
—PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
Although Ed may have been intrigued by Jorgensen’s life, this, along with Richard Speck’s role in the series, seems more of a fetishization and misplaced preoccupation in a narrative having nothing to do with transgender people.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Except, of course, for that old dinosaur that somehow stumbled into a misplaced DeLorean, fired up the flux capacitor, and time travelled from the stone ages straight to the Uli beach.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
But Dominic Sisti, a University of Pennsylvania professor of medical ethics who co-wrote a 2015 paper arguing for high-quality psychiatric hospitals, said only adding beds is a misplaced strategy.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
But during the first three games, the hype seemed misplaced.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
The poster agreed with the sentiment, saying that to her, her mom’s reaction feels confusing and misplaced.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
No one wants to hastily reach into the junk drawer for a quick retrieval and accidentally knick themselves on a misplaced pair of pliers.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
An application for a Small Business Administration loan dragged through more than a dozen loan officers who misplaced her paperwork and ultimately denied her.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
This is why the fixation on AGI is misplaced.
—Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Unfair Expectations of Parents Make the Situation Worse That being said, parents’ anxiety that they will be judged for a crying baby is not misplaced.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 2 Sep. 2025
Her friend agreed, but the dress was somehow misplaced in the years that followed.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Likewise, the belief that North Korea’s increasing closeness with Russia will rupture Beijing’s relationship with Pyongyang is misplaced.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
And given the provision of the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, which explicitly states that no nation can claim sovereignty over any celestial body, investing immense sums to inhabit naturally uninhabitable places such as the moon or Mars seems misplaced.
—James Cramer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
The belief that generative AI, agentic AI, or the holy grail—artificial general intelligence (AGI)—will automatically deliver flawless results is misplaced.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Supporters witnessed players gesturing to each other in annoyance at misplaced passes or mistimed runs, fans let rip with their own nervousness as their side defended a 1-0 lead, and, most graphically, head coach Vitor Pereira was sent from the touchline after his own anxiety got the better of him.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
With instant alerts and a loud location beep, finding misplaced items is simple.
—PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
Although Ed may have been intrigued by Jorgensen’s life, this, along with Richard Speck’s role in the series, seems more of a fetishization and misplaced preoccupation in a narrative having nothing to do with transgender people.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Except, of course, for that old dinosaur that somehow stumbled into a misplaced DeLorean, fired up the flux capacitor, and time travelled from the stone ages straight to the Uli beach.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
But Dominic Sisti, a University of Pennsylvania professor of medical ethics who co-wrote a 2015 paper arguing for high-quality psychiatric hospitals, said only adding beds is a misplaced strategy.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
But during the first three games, the hype seemed misplaced.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
The poster agreed with the sentiment, saying that to her, her mom’s reaction feels confusing and misplaced.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
No one wants to hastily reach into the junk drawer for a quick retrieval and accidentally knick themselves on a misplaced pair of pliers.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
Bryan Pease, who represented the plaintiffs with his partner Parisa Ijadi-Maghsoodi, said the city’s priorities have been misplaced.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
An application for a Small Business Administration loan dragged through more than a dozen loan officers who misplaced her paperwork and ultimately denied her.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
This is why the fixation on AGI is misplaced.
—Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Unfair Expectations of Parents Make the Situation Worse That being said, parents’ anxiety that they will be judged for a crying baby is not misplaced.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 2 Sep. 2025
Her friend agreed, but the dress was somehow misplaced in the years that followed.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Likewise, the belief that North Korea’s increasing closeness with Russia will rupture Beijing’s relationship with Pyongyang is misplaced.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
And given the provision of the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, which explicitly states that no nation can claim sovereignty over any celestial body, investing immense sums to inhabit naturally uninhabitable places such as the moon or Mars seems misplaced.
—James Cramer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
The belief that generative AI, agentic AI, or the holy grail—artificial general intelligence (AGI)—will automatically deliver flawless results is misplaced.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misplaced
Adjective
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But the Satin Doll's vintage Schlitz sign has gone missing.—
Mary Spicuzza,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Somehow, after the plane landed though before Andrés and Daria reached the taxi stand, Daria’s wallet went missing.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Since May 2020, at least 20 homes have been lost.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Data from the commission show from 2020 to 2023, consumers lost more than $110 million in scams involving Bitcoin ATMs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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By reprogramming ordinary cells—like skin fibroblasts—into stem cells, scientists hope to create eggs and sperm from individuals long gone.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Misplaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misplaced. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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