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

But a bartender’s lament about the overwhelming crowd mid-afternoon at The Tap felt a little, well, misplaced. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Our children are paying the price for failed leadership and misplaced priorities. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

The idea that death is a spectacle, however, and intended for public consumption is in line with their misplaced ideals. — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 12 Oct. 2026

That was written for a world where the consequences of misplaced trust arrived slowly enough to correct. — Bob Ackerman, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Even the cruel Paulina’s misplaced overconfidence and comeuppance merits our charity. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

The lack of affordability in housing is largely attributable to misplaced priorities and overregulation of building, zoning and running a business. — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2026

This will help keep your countertops and other flat surfaces clear while putting an end to time wasted looking for misplaced papers. — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2026

The cursing is definitely a big part of being that age, and especially misplaced cursing is funny — kids who don’t exactly know how to curse correctly. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Verb

But Christopher Lowe, director of the Cal State Long Beach Shark Lab, thinks that fear could be misplaced. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

But, as Daniel Immerwahr wrote for The New Yorker in 2023, this wellspring of panic was probably misplaced. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Yasmine Helal believes that this widespread optimism is not misplaced. — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Keeping your own copies can be helpful if a document is misplaced or later requested. — Jason Phillips, Ascend Agency, 24 Aug. 2026

The Case That This Is Nothing One argument on the other side is that alarm over the new buyback program is misplaced because the operations are too small to matter. — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

The fear, said Wang, is misplaced since Francesca Hong is not ethnically Chinese. — D.l. Davis, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Instead, try to understand that your mother’s accusation may come from frustration with herself at having misplaced the papers. — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

If misplaced, students can still ride the bus and may request a replacement card for $15. — Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026