missorted

variants or mis-sorted
Definition of missortednext
past tense of missort

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for missorted
Verb
  • That's because the topping of this cake is all jumbled up, sorta resembling the mess left behind when a tornado rolls through an open plain in Texas.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Likewise, the Padres view King’s return as an important piece of a rotation puzzle that had been jumbled by the loss of Yu Darvish to elbow surgery and the prospect of losing both King and Cease to free agency.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • After the original aircraft landed, staffers scrambled to transfer luggage between the planes while crew quickly moved boxes of fruit, and wrapped sandwiches and beverages, according to pool reporters, a group of journalists who accompany the president during travels.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
  • But the aggressive immigration crackdown in Minnesota, including the killing of Renee Good during a confrontation with federal agents, has scrambled the party's playbook.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Missorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missorted. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.

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