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
Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
But Erdogan’s confidence in his position at home may be misplaced.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Anyone would be upset in this situation, but Moore ‘s anger is misplaced and could easily be read as jealousy.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
Gordon went on to be one of the most famous advocates for gay rights in American history, and his story is one of many who learned that their hate was misplaced.
—Big Think, 19 Mar. 2025
Zachary’s anger and jealousy towards Reacher is misplaced but — like so vanishingly few elements of Reacher — plausible and convincing.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
That excitement isn’t misplaced.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2025
So his confidence isn't misplaced, aides tell us.
—Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
The choices were few, the transparency was lacking, and the trust consumers had in existing brands often felt misplaced.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
Erdogan’s confidence in his position at home may be misplaced.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
But Erdogan’s confidence in his position at home may be misplaced.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Anyone would be upset in this situation, but Moore ‘s anger is misplaced and could easily be read as jealousy.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
Gordon went on to be one of the most famous advocates for gay rights in American history, and his story is one of many who learned that their hate was misplaced.
—Big Think, 19 Mar. 2025
Zachary’s anger and jealousy towards Reacher is misplaced but — like so vanishingly few elements of Reacher — plausible and convincing.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
That excitement isn’t misplaced.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2025
So his confidence isn't misplaced, aides tell us.
—Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
The choices were few, the transparency was lacking, and the trust consumers had in existing brands often felt misplaced.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misplaced
Adjective
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When Michele Romano went missing last August, her family and their close friend, podcaster Lauren Lee Malloy, labored over flyers bearing her image: a woman with a gentle smile and a spill of braids, wrapped in a cozy, pale rainbow cardigan.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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Bookbindings For the record, Tom paid for Maddie’s missing ear to be reconstructed.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Huskies also lost a trio of transfers after 2021-22 — Piath Gabriel (UMass), Mir McLean (Virginia, Maryland) and Saylor Poffenbarger (Arkansas, Maryland) — who all averaged less than five minutes of playing time in their UConn careers.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2025
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Atlanta lost Charlie Morton and Max Fried in the offseason before losing Reynaldo López to a shoulder injury this year.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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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The original pioneers were mostly busy making non-hyperpop or gone: SOPHIE tragically died in 2021; 100 gecs spent years toiling to make their zany stadium-rock second album.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
3 Oct. 2024
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“Misplaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misplaced. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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