MISSETTING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

missetting

verb

variants or mis-setting

present participle of misset

as in losing

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After all, Femi, after losing once to Lesnar, has no business losing to anyone else on WWE’s roster anytime soon.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Those allegations had resulted in her losing custody of her children long before the shooting.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of losing

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With eclipses passing over the country three years in a row, Spain is well on its way to cementing its reputation as a premier astrotourism destination.

— Catherine Tansey, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2026
The center of Super Typhoon Bavi, the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, was passing over Rota, an island of 2,000 people in the Northern Mariana Islands.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

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Other signs can include an inability to grasp visual images and spatial relations, new problems saying or writing words, misplacing objects or personality changes and withdrawing from social or professional activities.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
Centre-back Chris Richards completed all 84 of his passes in the 4-1 win against Paraguay in Los Angeles on Friday, the most by any player without misplacing one in a World Cup match since records began in 1966.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 13 June 2026

Definition of misplacing

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For now, though, the team’s missing payments at the Coliseum could jeopardize their ability to finish out the 2026 regular season.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
The second-place squad has been missing Giancarlo Stanton (multiple calf strains) since April 24 and Aaron Judge (fractured rib) since May 31.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026

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